In this episode of the Discover Science podcast, an offshoot of the public lecture series by the same name, two students speak with Ono – an expert on the life and work of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ono has ...

Srinivasa Ramanujan (12/22/1887—4/26/1920) is a legendary mathematician, but as Shattuck (April 2016) noted he “isn’t exactly a household word.” ...

Srinivasa Ramanujan, who was born in 1887, lived a very short life, but full of amazing contributions. On his birthday, let's explore some of his greatest contributions in the world of mathematics.

India, April 26 -- On April 26, 1920, the nation lost Srinivasa Ramanujan a rare mathematical genius. His mathematical consciousness illuminated the world for eternity. This is not merely his ...

Ramanujan travelled from India to England to work with Hardy. The two made significant advances in number theory in the short time they worked together. “First there’s the challenge of what to ...

One of India's greatest mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887, one hundred and twenty five years ago in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He died at the very young age of 32 on April ...