History

Who is the Greatest Mathematician?

Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar

Born on: 22-12-1887

Died on: 26-04-1920

Maths Query 18-12-2024

Personal Information

Full name

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Born

22 December, 1887

Place

Erode, Tamil Nadu India

Died

26 April, 1920

Contributions to Mathematics field

Landau-Ramanujan Constant

Ramanujan Conjecture

Ramanujan Theta Function

Ramanujan Prime

Hardy Ramanujan Asymptotic Formula

Ramanujan's Sum

Mock Theta Formula

What is 1729 number?

Ramanujan told Hardy that 1729 is a special number, when he came to visit him by taxi bearing number 1729..

1729 = sum of cubes of 1 and 12

1729 = sum of cubes of 9 and 10

 Recognitions

22 December Ramanujan's Birthday

National Mathematics Day in India

Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

A bust placed in Royal Society, England

Awards 

The Indian Science Congress Association

Srinivasa Ramanujan Birth Centenary Award

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

Awards 

DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians

International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy

Biopic

The Man Who Knew Infinity (A film)

The  story of the life and academic career of Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor,  Professor G.H. Hardy.

Biopic

'Ramanujan' is a film created on biography of Ramanujan which revolves around the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan. 

Ramanujan (A film)

Biography books

Man Who Knew Infinity

The Mathematical Legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan: Life and Work of a Natural Mathematical Genius

Biography webpages

Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920)

Srinivasa Ramanujan's Achievements and Honours Got on Mathematics

Ramanujan: The Man Who Knew Infinity