BesslerWheel.com

[axel]

DRESDEN, Germany –  A German 16-year-old has become the first person to solve a mathematical problem posed by Sir Isaac Newton more than 300 years ago.
Shouryya Ray worked out how to calculate exactly the path of a projectile under gravity and subject to air resistance, The (London) Sunday Times reported.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/27/german-teen-solves-300-year-old-mathematical-riddle-posed-by-sir-isaac-newton/

[axel]

The take away here, is that the experts said it couldn't be done.

[christo4_99]

Note: "Both problems Ray resolved are from the field of dynamics and his solutions are expected to contribute to greater precision in areas such as ballistics."

What I see as a relative quote from Bessler :
"Because Wagner is incapable of inventing such a device as mine,
he thinks no-one else in the world can. He's the cleverest man of all
who live on this earth. But, if only he could thoroughly cleanse his
ears of the wax of hatred which is blocking them up, he'd soon
realize, as many honest people do, that the world of mechanics is
one that no-one can fully fathom. This being the case, why
shouldn't the great Perpetuum Mobile have a place in it
somewhere?"

[Tarsier79]

Thats odd, I thought they solved that problem when they wrote the programming for "Angry Birds";)