Today we will look at a very fascinating proof due to Euler for the following identity: $$\frac{1}{1^2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \frac{1}{3^2} + \frac{1}{4^2} + \frac{1}{5^2} + \dots = \frac{\pi^2}{6}$$
The mathematician Euler formulated this proof in 1734 when he was 28 year old.