In 1913, an ordinary man manuscripted his independently developed mathematical theorems by the famous Cambridge mathematician G.H. Sent to Hardy, who immediately recognized the advanced and complex nature of an unknown person’s work.
self-taught mathematician
With the support of renowned mathematicians JE Littlewood and Gilbert Walker, Hardy persuaded the man to enroll at Trinity College in Cambridge, UK. Here, he collaborated with Hardy and Littlewood for five years, while independently working on his research. The man was compared to the 19th-century German mathematician Karl Gustav Jacobi, who accepted the advancement of zamiat in mathematics.
That famous person was none other than the great mathematician Ramanujan.
During the time Srinivasa Ramanujan was trying to prove his mettle as a mathematician, there was a phase when people struggled to decide whether he was a “real genius or a crank”.
When he presented his ideas to Indian Mathematical Society founder member Ramachandra Rao in the early years of the 20th century, the latter noted that he saw “quite at once that there was something out of the way; but my knowledge did not permit me to judge whether he talked sense or nonsense”
But it wasn’t long before Ramanujan had put all doubts to rest. By the time he died at the age of 32, the genius of this self-taught mathematician was a subject of global renown, drawing parallels with the greats of the field from centuries past.
Today, his birth anniversary on 22 December is celebrated as National Mathematics Day in India — a tip of the hat to the achievements of a legendary mathematician whose short but spectacular life continues to evoke awe 100 years since his death, inspiring at least two movies over the past decade.
22 December is celebrated as National Mathematics Day to honour the achievements of the legendary mathematician S. Ramanujan.
Er RISHI ANAND
Ex Lecture Govt Polytechnic Purnea.
Director:Rishi Seminary Katihar.
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