A Brilliant Brain

Srinivasa Ramanujan

1887–1920 — India

Era: Modern

Brilliance: 10/10 | Stewardship: 7/10 | Composite Index: 70

The equations came to him in dreams.

"An equation has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God."

Biography

Selftaught from one borrowed textbook. Produced 3,900 results, many still being proved. Claimed equations came through divine visions. Died at 32.

Key Facts

  • Self-taught from one textbook
  • ~3,900 results, many still unproven
  • Claimed divine visions
  • Lost notebook still generates new math
  • Died at 32

A self-taught genius whose notebooks still stump mathematicians.

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