Srinivasa Ramanujan: 11 Facts About The Mathematician Whose Genius Remains Unmatched Till Date
Ramanujan was a child prodigy and a mathematical genius. Despite having little or no exposure to advanced mathematics, he his extraordinary talents propelled him to the top of his field. He passed away at the age of 33 on April 20, 1920, but even in his short life, he became the Mozart of mathematics!
Ramanujan was a child prodigy and a mathematical genius. Despite having little or no exposure to advanced mathematics, he his extraordinary talents propelled him to the top of his field. He passed away at the age of 33 on April 20, 1920, but even in his short life, he became the Mozart of mathematics!
Here are some unique facts about the man who found life and romance in the beauty of numbers and theorems!
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1. He was from a small town in Tamil Nadu -
On December 22, 1887, the math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, was born in his maternal grandmother¡¯s house in Erode.
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2. Worked out Loney¡¯s Trigonometry exercises without any help -
When Ramanujan was thirteen, he could work out Loney¡¯s Trigonometry exercises without any help!
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3. He was married to a 9-year-old girl -
Ramanujan was married to Janaki Ammal on March 21, 1899.
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4. Never had any friends in school -
He never had any friends in school because his peers rarely understood him at school, & were always in awe of his mathematical acumen!
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5. He failed to get a degree -
As a young man, he failed to get a degree, as he did not clear his fine arts courses, although he always performed exceptionally well in mathematics.?
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6. Used ¡®slate¡¯ because paper was expensive -
Because paper was expensive, Ramanujan often used to derive his results on a 'slate'.
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7. English weather didn't suit him -
G.H. Hardy brought Ramanujam with him to England, but unfortunately the English weather didn't suit him. He also reported mild racism towards him.?
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8. He had little formal training in mathematics -
Even with little formal training in mathematics, Ramanujan published his first paper in the Journal of Indian Mathematical Society, in 1911.
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9. The secnd Indian to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society -
Ramanujan became the second Indian Fellow of the Royal Society in 1918, and the first Indian Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in the same year.
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10. National Mathematics Day -
December 22 is commemorated as the National Mathematics Day in India, because it is Ramanujan's birth anniversary!
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