Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by vinutheraj » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 6:37 AM UTC

Srinivasa Ramanujan
en.wikipedia.org

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by ilkhd2 » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 7:18 AM UTC

Ramanujan is well known.

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by Chirag » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 7:23 AM UTC

Ramanujan was also mentioned in "Good Will Hunting". However I do agree that Indians have done a bad in terms of Marketing our selves.

Our brand image over some time has been: Some time Back: Snake Charmers and Kings Now: Bangalore(Outsourcing) & Spicy Food

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by travisjeffery » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 7:35 AM UTC

If you count him as unknown then you might as well count just about every other Mathematician other than Newton as an unknown as well.

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by ypavan » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 7:41 AM UTC

I loved reading Robert Kanigel's biography - "The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan." Recommended for people who want to know more about the genius mathematician.

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by mwerty » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 8:09 AM UTC

ypavan wrote: post #5

I loved reading Robert Kanigel's biography - "The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan." Recommended for people who want to know more about the genius mathematician.

My intro to him was http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051838/

God bless the bbc.

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by zaph0d » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 8:11 AM UTC

[...]Hardy contacted the Indian Office to plan for Ramanujan's trip to Cambridge. Secretary Arthur Davies of the Advisory Committee for Indian Students met with Ramanujan to discuss the overseas trip. In accordance with his Brahmin upbringing, Ramanujan refused to leave his country to "go to a foreign land."

So much for being a Math genius.

Disclaimer: I am an Indian.

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by eric_t » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 8:26 AM UTC

ilkhd2 wrote: post #2

Ramanujan is well known.

He is the most well-known "unknown" mathematician...:)

Re: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Post by sanitybit » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 8:27 AM UTC

But does he have his MCSE?

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Post by FraaJad » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 8:32 AM UTC

Chirag wrote: post #3

Ramanujan was also mentioned in "Good Will Hunting". However I do agree that Indians have done a bad in terms of Marketing our selves. Our brand image over some time has been: Some time Back: Snake Charmers and Kings Now: Bangalore(Outsourcing) & Spicy Food

"Snake Charmers" is not a brand image "We" wanted nor created. It is the product of ignorant western minds.

Compared to other eastern cultures (chinese and japanese at least) India has suffered from mis-understanding and underwhelming understanding for a long time.

You only have to read English literature on India from 18 and 19th century to realize the extent of misinformation generated by the British to legitimise their occupation of India. "Victorial Morals" were not helpful either.