Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Indian mathematician and autodidact genius

πŸ—“οΈDecember 22, 1887 - April 26, 1920
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πŸ“–Biography

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who lived during the British Rule in India. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.

πŸ†Major Works & Achievements

  • ✦Fellow of the Royal Society
  • ✦Compiled nearly 3,900 results
  • ✦Contributions to partition function

πŸ’¬Famous Quotes

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An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God.

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I see the numbers as the language of reality.

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