Biographical timeline of Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, whose intuitive discoveries in number theory, infinite series, and modular forms continue to influence modern mathematics.
Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar is born in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. His father was a clerk and his mother a homemaker. #mathematics #biography
Ramanujan's family relocates to Kumbakonam, where he would spend most of his childhood and begin his education. #mathematics #biography
Ramanujan enters Kumbakonam Town High School, where he excels in mathematics and wins multiple awards. #mathematics #education
At age 11, Ramanujan borrows advanced trigonometry books and masters the subject, astonishing his teachers. #mathematics #trigonometry
Ramanujan gets a copy of George Shoobridge Carr's 'Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics', which becomes his primary source of mathematical inspiration. #mathematics #selfstudy
Ramanujan wins a scholarship to Government Arts College in Kumbakonam, but loses it the next year due to neglecting other subjects. #mathematics #education
After leaving college, Ramanujan continues self-study, developing original results in number theory and infinite series. #mathematics #selfstudy
Ramanujan briefly enrolls at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras but fails his exams again due to exclusive focus on mathematics. #mathematics #education
Ramanujan marries Janaki Ammal, a young girl from a neighboring village, in a traditional arranged marriage. #biography #mathematics
Ramanujan meets Ramaswamy Iyer, who recognizes his genius and helps him secure a clerical position at the Madras Port Trust. #mathematics #support
Ramanujan's first research paper on Bernoulli numbers is published in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society. #mathematics #publication
Ramanujan publishes a paper on Bernoulli numbers in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, gaining recognition within Indian mathematics. #mathematics #numbertheory
Ramanujan starts working as a clerk at the Madras Port Trust, earning a modest salary while continuing his mathematical research. #mathematics #employment
Ramanujan writes a nine-page letter to renowned mathematician G.H. Hardy at Cambridge, containing over 120 theorems without proofs. #mathematics #correspondence
G.H. Hardy acknowledges Ramanujan's genius and arranges for him to come to Cambridge, calling his formulas 'must be true' despite their strangeness. #mathematics #recognition
Ramanujan is granted a research scholarship by Madras University, allowing him to focus entirely on mathematics. #mathematics #support
Ramanujan departs from Madras to Cambridge, England, aboard the S.S. Nevasa. #mathematics #travel
Ramanujan arrives in Cambridge and meets G.H. Hardy and J.E. Littlewood. He begins his collaboration at Trinity College. #mathematics #cambridge
Ramanujan receives a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, based on his research publications. #mathematics #education
Ramanujan writes a pioneering paper on highly composite numbers, laying groundwork for later work on supersingular primes and the theory of partitions. #mathematics #numbertheory
Ramanujan becomes the second Indian inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) for his contributions to elliptic functions and number theory. #mathematics #honors
Ramanujan and Hardy publish their asymptotic formula for the partition function p(n), a landmark in additive number theory. #mathematics #partitions )
Ramanujan is elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, the first Indian to receive this honor. #mathematics #honors
Ramanujan returns to India due to ill health, traveling back to Madras where he continues to work despite his declining condition. #biography #mathematics
In his last letter to Hardy, Ramanujan describes a new class of objects called mock theta functions, which later prove critical in modular form theory. #mathematics #modularforms
Srinivasa Ramanujan dies at age 32 in Chetpet, Madras, likely from tuberculosis or amoebiasis. He leaves behind three notebooks of unpublished results. #biography #mathematics
Hardy publishes Ramanujan's final paper on partitions, which includes the discovery of the mock theta functions. #mathematics #partitions
G.H. Hardy and other editors publish 'Collected Papers of Srinivasa Ramanujan', making his contributions widely accessible. #mathematics #publication
Mathematician George Andrews discovers a 100-page notebook of Ramanujan's unpublished work in the Trinity College library, containing hundreds of new formulas. #mathematics #discovery
The centenary of Ramanujan's birth is celebrated worldwide with conferences and special issues of mathematical journals. #mathematics #celebration
The Ramanujan Journal is established to publish research in areas influenced by Ramanujan's work, including number theory and combinatorics. #mathematics #journal
The 125th anniversary of Ramanujan's birth is marked by events in India and globally, including a Google Doodle and the declaration of National Mathematics Day. #mathematics #celebration
The Ramanujan Museum and Archive is opened in Chennai to preserve his legacy and promote mathematical education. #mathematics #museum
The film 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', starring Dev Patel as Ramanujan, premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. #mathematics #film )
Google honors Ramanujan with a Doodle on his 131st birth anniversary, highlighting his contributions to mathematics. #mathematics #google