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While recalling his meeting ramanujan and going through his notebook, v ramaswamy aiyer, the founder of indian mathematical society, has said i was struck by the extraordinary mathematical. Dec 28, 2015 the bestknown genius of this type was srinivasa ramanujan. Mar 31, 2016 srinivasa ramanujan, a selfeducated mathematician, pioneered brilliant discoveries of theorems. Srinivasa is soon shown to be a prodigal genius and is taken under the wing of professor g. Hardy jeremy irons, while fighting against prejudice to reveal. I came to know about him for the first time, while i was in 4th standard.
The man who knew infinity is a fascinating biography of the brilliant, selftaught indian mathematician, srinivasa ramanujan. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in india, his mathematical achievements, and his mathematical collaboration with english mathematician g. A note on mathematics genius srinivasa ramanujan, frs. Srinivasa ramanujan wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Entire life style of ramanujan gives us inspiration. Ramanujan is a 2014 biographical film based on the life of renowned indian mathematician srinivasa ramanujan. See more ideas about mathematics, math genius and number theory. Hardy in 19, a cambridge mathematician, when he received a tenpage letter containing new mathematical formulae and theorems from srinivasa ramanujan a selftaught indian mathematician.
Topics srinivasa ramanujan, ramanujan, indian mathematician, maths, infinity, genious, s. Srinivasa ramanujan begged hardys opinion regarding several ideas he had about numbers. Shot at various locations in chennai, namakkal, kumbakonam, erode, and cambridge, this documentary. The man who knew infinity 2015 yify download movie. Shot at various locations in chennai, namakkal, kumbakonam, erode, and cambridge, this documentary highlights the trajectory of. His story is told in the movie the man who knew infinity, screening tonight in selected cinemas in. The genius of srinivasa ramanujan features wellknown number theorists from around the world associated with ramanujan s oeuvre, most notably a. Its a look into the life of a truly inspiring genius who started off in small town south india, but went on to become one of the greatest and most respected mathematicians all over the world. In the opening minutes of ramanujan, we see the young ramanujan posing a trick question to his mathematics teacher in school and embarrassing him. 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. The bestknown genius of this type was srinivasa ramanujan. The man who knew infinity is a 2015 british biographical drama film about the indian mathematician srinivasa ramanujan, based on the 1991 book of the same name by robert kanigel. Movies based on real life, period pieces, movies based on books, british movies, dramas. The importance of his research continues to be studied and inspires.
Realizing the letter was the work of a genius, hardy arranged for srinivasa ramanujan to come to england. A life of the genius ramanujan by robert kanigel, the film charts the career of srinivasa ramanujan iyengar, a. Nov 17, 2015 srinivasa ramanujan was one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century. Remembering the mathematical geniussrinivasa ramanujan. Born in 1887, ramanujan was an eccentric young indian student who lived in obscurity in the town of kumbakonam in the state of tamil nadu. In 19, srinivasa ramanujan dev patel, a selftaught indian. Today is 22nd december, srinivasa ramanujans birthday. Srinivasa ramanujan, a selfeducated mathematician, pioneered brilliant discoveries of theorems. Hardy helps indian math prodigy srinivasa ramanujan navigate.
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. A life of the genius ramanujan is a biography of the indian mathematician srinivasa ramanujan, written in 1991 by robert kanigel and published by washington square press. Hardy realized that the letter was a work of genius. He was born in 1887 in erode, india, to an impoverished family. Sully playing for time the zookeepers wife gandhi genius the two popes grace of. The man who knew infinity how indian genius ramanujan rose. Ramanujan made his inclination towards mathematics clear right from a young age when he spent most of his time solving mathematical equations in the temple mandapas instead of attending classes in his school. The film stars dev patel as srinivasa ramanujan, a reallife mathematician who, after growing up poor in madras, india, earns admittance to cambridge university. Oct 02, 2016 srinivasa ramanujan was an indian mathematician who contributed to the theory of numbers. Hardy arranged for ramanujan to be brought to cambridge in 1914, filled in the gaps in his mathematical education by private tutoring, and coauthored several papers with him before ramanujan. Srinivasa ramanujan frs fellow of royal society22 december 1887 26 april 1920 was an indian mathematician, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary.
The story of mathematical genius srinivasa ramanujan ramanujan believed that goddess mahalakshmi blessed him with his sharpness. Srinivasa ramanujanthe man who knew infinity is even greater than john nashbeautiful mind. The man who knew infinity how indian genius ramanujan. The first three, notebooks 1, 2 and 3 were published in two volumes, as a photocopy edition of the original manuscripts, in his own. In 19, a young unschooled indian clerk wrote a letter to g h hardy, begging the preeminent english mathematicians opinion on several ideas he had about numbers.
If you are an indian student you must have seen him on many math academic book cover pages. It showcases his entire life, beginning from his childhood to his years at cambridge university. Srinivasa ramanujan was born on december 22, 1887, in presentday tamil nadu. These sets came to be referred to as the notebooks. With dev patel, jeremy irons, malcolm sinclair, raghuvir joshi. A life of the genius ramanujan, is a heart wrenching, tragic life story of great indian mathematician. Srinivasa ramanujan is the man who knew infinity and reached infinity too that the contemporary mathematicians too couldnt reach his thought process. The genius of srinivasa ramanujan features wellknown number theorists from around the world associated with ramanujans oeuvre, most notably a. Based on a true story, jeremy irons stars in this inspirational film about an obscure. When selftaught mathematical genius srinivasa ramanujan fails out of college, he does not give up hope. The man who knew infinity this video is all about the great south indian mathematician srinivasa ramanujan,whos work is acknowledged by very few people.
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