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Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan

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science@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

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Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan

https://www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/

Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today

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His wikipedia article is a pretty good read. Had no idea he was so religious.

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