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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