  The recently developed proof of Fermat's Last Theorem is very lengthy and
difficult, so much so as to be beyond all but a small body of specialists.
While certainly of value in the developments that resulted, that proof could
not be, nor was offered as being, possibly the proof Fermat had in mind. The
present proof being brief, direct and concise is a candidate for being what
Fermat had in mind. It is also completely accessible to any one trained in
common algebra. That critical suggestions offered by significant mathematics
authorities have been unable to invalidate this concise and direct proof would
tend to be major confirmation that: The proof stands, valid and not validly
challenged.
