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

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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[–] fnie@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The Man Who Knew Infinity is about him, I really enjoyed watching it.