The title, and the biography of those that cracked it, does.
But I don't think it's false. The point is that this hyper-specialised; hyper-abstract field of mathematics, which nobody outside of had a grip on, rather suddenly came to be shown equivalent to many problems in many fields.
One such field & problem was (still mathematics, if you like, and) accessible to these computer scientists.
I particularly enjoyed:
> “It seemed so natural, so central to the kinds of things
> I think about,” he said. “I thought, ‘I’ve got to be
> able to prove that.’” He guessed that the problem might
> take him a few weeks.
>
> Instead, it took him five years.
But I don't think it's false. The point is that this hyper-specialised; hyper-abstract field of mathematics, which nobody outside of had a grip on, rather suddenly came to be shown equivalent to many problems in many fields.
One such field & problem was (still mathematics, if you like, and) accessible to these computer scientists.
I particularly enjoyed: