"Can you please give the man some credit? Is a man as intelligent as Srinivas Ramanujan incapable of coming up with new theories in the field to which he dedicated his life to, without help from a local god or aliens. read more
Is a man as intelligent as Srinivas Ramanujan incapable of coming up with new theories in the field to which he dedicated his life to, without help from a local god or aliens." This comments is false in that it contradicts itself. read more
The number 1729 is known as the Hardy–Ramanujan number after a famous visit by Hardy to see Ramanujan at a hospital. In Hardy's words: I remember once going to see him when he was ill at Putney. read more
4. He is recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, but Srinivasa Ramanujan had almost no formal training in math. Many of his mathematical discoveries were based on pure intuition – but most of them were later proved to be true. Srinivasa Ramanujan (centre) with other scientists at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. read more