Srinivasa Ramanujan, born in 1887 in India, was a self-taught mathematical prodigy...

Описание: who had no formal education in advanced mathematics, yet developed thousands of original results in number theory, infinite series, continued fractions, and modular forms. In 1913, he sent a letter containing several of his theorems to the esteemed British mathematician G.H. Hardy at Cambridge University. Initially skeptical, Hardy soon recognized Ramanujan's extraordinary genius and arranged for him to come to England.Despite facing cultural isolation and health issues, Ramanujan collaborated with Hardy and produced groundbreaking work that continues to influence modern mathematics and physics, especially in areas like string theory and black hole entropy. His contributions were all the more remarkable given his limited access to formal resources and the isolation he experienced.