Srinivasa Ramanujan

THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY

MADE BY : YASHRAJ RATHI (PA20)

 INTRODUCTION
 Full Name: Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan
 Known For: Prolific mathematician
 Parents’ Names: K. Srinivasa Aiyangar,
Komalatammal
 Born: December 22, 1887 in Erode, India
 Death: April 26, 1920 at age 32 In
Kumbakonam, India
 Spouse: Janakiammal
 HONOURS
 He was awarded BA Degree by research (later called
PhD) in March 1916.
 He became one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal

Society and only the second Indian member

 He becomes first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity

College, Cambridge.
 CONTRIBUTIONS
In 1911 Ramanujan published the first of his papers
in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society.
Ramanujan’s knowledge of mathematics (most of
which he had worked out for himself) was startling.
Although he was almost completely unaware of
modern developments in mathematics, his mastery
of continued fractions was unequaled by any living
mathematician.
 Li fe Les s ons
Poverty and scarcity should not affect our efforts.
No matter what the circumstances are we should not
stop our hard work.
We should not be discouraged by people's remarks.
We should be determined towards our ambition and
make the most of our lives.
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