India is a country blessed with great mathematicians and scientists. Introduction srinivasa ramanujan, hailed as one of the greatest mathematicians of this century, left behind an incredibly vast and formidable amount of original work, which. Srinivasa ramanujan born december 22, 1887 in erode, india was an indian mathematician who made substantial contributions to mathematicsincluding results in number theory, analysis, and infinite seriesdespite having little formal training in math. Books by srinivasa ramanujan author of collected papers. Srinivasa ramanujan simple english wikipedia, the free. The work that ramanujan did in his brief professional life a century ago has spawned whole new areas of mathematical investigation, kept top mathematicians busy for their whole professional lives, and is finding applications in computer science, string theory, and the mathematical basis of black hole physics. Hardy, who worked with him for a number of years, described him as a natural mathematical genius. In mathematics, a ramanujan prime is a prime number that satisfies a result proven by srinivasa ramanujan relating to the primecounting function. Srinivasa ramanujan malik blackman ramanujans life untrained. Srinivasa ramanujan iyengar december 22, 1887 april 26, 1920 was an indian mathematician. His poems like the conventions of despair reflected his views on the cultures and conventions of the east and the west. Srinivasa ramanujan literally breathed mathematics day in and day out.
Julius axelrod, nobel laureate this is the best biography of a mathematician, in fact of any scientist, that i have ever read. Pdf contributions of srinivasa ramanujan to number theory. He has been compared to a bursting supernova, illuminating the darkest, most profound corners of mathematics, before being tragically struck down by tuberculosis at the age of 33. The purpose of this paper is to introduce some of the contributions of srinivasa ramanujan to number theory.
For an exposition of ramanujans proof, see shapiro 14, section 9. A note on mathematics genius srinivasa ramanujan, frs article pdf available in international journal of information technology and decision making january 2014 with 42,753 reads. The history of the notebooks, in brief, is the following. Srinivasa ramanujan wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. In a lifespan of 32 years, ramanujan contributed more to mathematics than many other accomplished mathematicians. Srinivasa iyengar and komalatammal in erode, madras presidency.
Jul 14, 2016 hardy arranged for ramanujan to come to england, and the rest is history. Tho he haed awmaist na formal trainin in pure mathematics, he made substantial contreibutions tae mathematical analysis, nummer theory, infinite series, an. A society is created by the blocks of family units. Srinivasa ramanujan also discovered some remarkable infinite series of. Families are the strongest blocks on which the society rests. The man who knew infinity a life of the genius ramanujan. Large color picture of srinivasa ramanujan 800 x 850 px the man who knew infinity, by robert kanigel. In his cultural essays such as is there an indian way of thinking.
Life and work of the mathemagician srinivasa ramanujan k. Srinivasa ramanujan frs born 18871222 22 december 1887 erode, madras presidency, british india died 26 april 1920 19200426 aged 32 kumbakonam, madras presidency, british india nationality british india education government arts college no degree pachaiyappas college no degree trinity college, cambridge bsc, 1916 known for landauramanujan constant mock theta functions. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to. His mathematician approaches have been proved to be highly intellectual and innovative. The importance of his research continues to be studied and inspires. Preface srinivasa ramanujan is one of the greatest mathematicians. Ramanujan died in chicago, on july, 1993 as result of adverse reaction to anesthesia during preparation for surgery.
Srinivasa ramanujan 18871920 was an indian mathematician who made great and original contributions to many mathematical fields, including complex analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. Srinivasa ramanujan was born on december 22, 1887 in the. The tenpage letter contained about 120 statements of theorems on infinite series, improper integrals, continued. He made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. More recently his discoveries have been applied to physics, where his theta function lies at the heart of string theory. Research scholar university of allahabad department of m. This day is observed as national mathematics day in india. In the early 21st century, computers calculated pi to 31,415,926,535,897 decimal places, as well as its twoquadrillionth digit when expressed in binary 0.
Srinivasa ramanujan was a mathematical genius who made numerous contributions in the field, namely in number theory. His mother gave birth to several children after ramanujan, but none of them survived infancy. Littlewood, two worldclass mathematicians at cambridge, and enjoyed an extremely fruitful period of collaboration with them. Ramanujan devoted all of his efforts to mathematics and continued to record his. He was born on december 22, 1887 at kumbakonam in the city of chennai, erstwhile madras. Srinivasa aiyangar ramanujan,popularly known as srinivasa ramanujan or s. Srinivasa ramanujan was born on 22 december 1887 in erode, madras presidency, to k. As a student, he became so totally immersed in his work with mathematics that he ignored his other subjects and failed his college exams. Ramanujans theoretical and aesthetic contributions span several disciplinary areas. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. But at age 16 his life took a decisive turn after he obtained a book titled a synopsis of elementary results in pure and applied mathematics.
A fascinating account of ramanujans life which reads like a sad romantic novel. Ramanujan had noted down the results of his researches, without proofs, as in a synopsis of elementary results, a book on pure mathematics, by g. Srinivasa ramanujan is, arguably, the greatest mathematician that india has. Dec 16, 2015 thus was srinivasa ramanujan 18871920 introduced to the mathematical world. In the rich heritage that india has, one such great mathematician is srinivasa ramanujan. Probably ramanujans life has no parallel in the history of human thought. Born and raised in erode, tamil nadu, india, ramanujan first. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website.
In 1919, ramanujan published a new proof of bertrands postulate which, as he notes, was first proved by chebyshev. Born in south india, ramanujan was a promising student, winning academic prizes in high school. Ramanujan,is remembered as the most brilliant mathematician of india. He is considered to be one of the most talented mathematicians in recent history. Ramanujan, who lived a short but very productive life, continues to be an inspiration for mathematicians across the world, and his work has inspired a lot of research over the years. Srinivasa ramanujan aiyangar was an indian mathematician who was born in erode, madras province. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. Hardy received a strange letter from an unknown clerk in madras, india. I came to know about him for the first time, while i was in 4th standard. A book which made a great impact on ramanujans outlook on mathematics was,a synopsis of elementary result in pure and applied mathematics. Original scribners hardcover edition, 1991 a fascinating account of ramanujan s life which reads like a sad romantic novel. Biography of srinivasa ramanujan srinivasa ramanujan biography.
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Srinivasa ramanujan was the strangest man in all of mathematics, probably in the entire history of science. His breakthrough came in 19 when he began a postal partnership with the english mathematician gh hardy at the. Life and work of the mathemagician srinivasa ramanujan. Hardy ramanujan number once hardy visited to putney where ramanujan was hospitalized. Books by srinivasa ramanujan author of collected papers of. Srinivasa ramanujan 18871887192019201920 srinivasa ramanujan was one of the indias greatest mathematical geniuses. As an indoamerican writer ramanujan had the experience of the native milieu as well as of the foreign milieu. His loss of scholarship was a great blow to ramanujan. Srinivasa iyengar ramanujan born 22 december 1887 kumbakonam, madras presidency british india died 26 april 1920 chetput, madras, british india college government arts college pachaiyappas college cambridge university academic advisors g. Hardy arranged for ramanujan to come to england, and the rest is history. What are some interesting facts about srinivasa ramanujan. Life history of our teachers 20 in focus 23 moral story 25 the beauty of surrender 26 vedic activities 31 website in focus 33 calendar jan mar 03 34 vedics quiz 36 editor. Ramanujans notebooks the history of the notebooks, in brief, is the following.
Poverty got the better of him and he had to find work and leave studies for good. Today is 22nd december, srinivasa ramanujans birthday. The man who knew infinity ramanujan educational institutes. At the end of the twopage published paper, ramanujan derived a generalized result. May 26, 2010 thus was srinivasa ramanujan 18871920 introduced to the mathematical world. Stronger the blocks,stronger the building of the society. Biography of srinivasa ramanujan, mathematical genius. Srinivasa ramanujan was born on 22 december 1887 to k. Srinivasa ramanujan frs was an indian mathematician who lived during the british rule in. Srinivasa ramanujan quotes today in science history.
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Thus was srinivasa ramanujan 18871920 introduced to the mathematical world. Srinivasa ramanujans contributions in mathematics doi. Sri mukundan pattangi sri ta varadhan sri tca venkatesan subscription. Carr, in three notebooks, between the years 1903 1914, before he left for england. A short biography of famous mathematician srinivasa. Ramanujans life story is awe inspiring and he has the adulation the world over not just of professional mathematicians but of students and lay persons as well. Hindered by poverty and illhealth, his highly original work has considerably enriched number theory. Ramanujan was born in his grandmothers house in erode, a small village about 400 km southwest of madras now chennai. Sri mukundan pattangi sri ta varadhan sri tca venkatesan. No doubt, we live and breathe in maths every minute. Iiit jhalwa,allahabadit is one of the most romantic stories in the history of mathematics. Ramanujan,due to his extreme poverty,could not even complete his college education. Origins and definition edit in 1919, ramanujan published a new proof of bertrands postulate which, as he notes, was first proved by chebyshev. Srinivasa ramanujan was a famous indian mathematician.