Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 December

1887 26 April 1920) was an Indian

mathematician and autodidact. Though he
had almost no formal training in pure
mathematics,
he
made
extraordinary
contributions
to mathematical
analysis, number
theory, infinite
series,
and continued fractions. Ramanujan initially
developed his own mathematical research in
isolation; it was quickly recognized by Indian
mathematicians. When his skills became
apparent to the wider mathematical
community, centered in Europe at the time,
he began a famous partnership with the
English mathematician G. H. Hardy, who
realized that Ramanujan had rediscovered
previously known theorems in addition to
producing new ones.

Early Life
Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on December 8, 1820 in the town of
Erode, in Tamil Nadu, in the south east of India. His father was K. Srinivasa
Iyengar, an accounting clerk for a clothing merchant. His mother was
Komalatammal, who earned a small amount of money each month as a
singer at the local temple.
His family were Brahmins, the Hindu caste of priests and scholars.
His mother ensured the boy was in tune with Brahmin traditions and
culture. Although his family were high caste, they were very poor.
Ramanujans parents moved around a lot, and he attended a variety
of different elementary schools. By the age of 10, he was the top student,
not just in his school, but in his district.
Here are some of the facts you should know about S Ramanujan
before watching recently released movie The Man Who Knew Infinity,

even
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mathematics
but still are interested in knowing things people generally do not know
about Mathematics.

#10) Ramanujan Constant

The irrational constant which is a transcendental number which is
very close to an integer.
e 163 =262 537 412 640 768743.999 999 999 999 25 640 3203+ 744.

Yes, go on and type this number on calculator.

This number was discovered in 1859 by the mathematician Charles
Hermie. In a 1975 April Fool article in Scientific American magazine,
Mathematical Games columnist Martin Gardner made the (Hoax) claim
that the Indian mathematical genius Srinivas Ramanujan had predicted it
hence its name.