The number 1729 may look ordinary, but a casual remark by Srinivasa Ramanujan turned it into a mathematical legend, symbolising insight, intuition, and the friendship that reshaped number theory ...

Taxi-cab numbers, among the most beloved integers in math, trace their origins to 1918 and what seemed like a casual insight by the Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. Now mathematicians have ...

Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is known for creating over 3,900 identities and equations in his short life of 32 years, earning him the nickname 'The Magician of India.' Ramanujan's numerous ...

Dev Patel plays Indian math genius Ramanujan and Jeremy Irons a Cambridge don in Matthew Brown’s biopic By Deborah Young Plus Icon It’s hard to make numbers sexy, especially on screen, but the life of ...

>> Srinivasa Ramanujan displayed advanced mathematical ability since age 11 after reading a book on advanced trigonometry written by S. L. Loney, lent by two college students, who were lodgers at his ...

It seems like such an ordinary number – so why does it show up so frequently? In the episode “Xmas Story,” Bender receives a card designating him “Son #1729;” but the number shows up in other places, ...

December 22, 2012, marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. An intuitive mathematical genius, Ramanujan's discoveries have influenced several ...

Ramanujan’s odyssey also attracted the attention of Complicite, the avant-garde theatre company renowned for sourcing drama in the unlikeliest places. Other recent outings include The Elephant ...

Dev Patel plays Indian math genius Ramanujan and Jeremy Irons a Cambridge don in Matthew Brown’s biopic By Deborah Young Plus Icon It’s hard to make numbers sexy, especially on screen, but the life of ...