First of all Noble Prize is not awarded for mathematics. It is true that mathematicians like John Nash have won Nobel Prizes, but that is due to the applicability of game theory in modern economics. Ramunjan's mathematical work were pure in nature(no applicability) and hence he was never considered for ... read more
First of all Noble Prize is not awarded for mathematics. It is true that mathematicians like John Nash have won Nobel Prizes, but that is due to the applicability of game theory in modern economics. read more
Though we call 1729 as Ramanujan's number, the world calls it otherwise.. It is called as Hardy–Ramanujan number . Similarly, all his works have been conjuctiveley named with another person.. Like Dougall–Ramanujan identity, Landau–Ramanujan constant , etc. Thus, the name of the person who really worked has gone behind.. read more
Mrs. Janakiammal Ramanujan, the widow of Ramanujan, lived for several decades in Triplicane, close to the University's Marina Campus and died on April 13, 1994. A bust of Ramanujan, sculpted by Paul Granlund was presented to her and it is now with her adopted son Mr. W. Narayanan, living in Triplicane. read more