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[...]Hardy contacted the Indian Office to plan for Ramanujan's trip to Cambridge. Secretary Arthur Davies of the Advisory Committee for Indian Students met with
by zaph0d 17y ago
[...]Hardy contacted the Indian Office to plan for Ramanujan's trip to Cambridge. Secretary Arthur Davies of the Advisory Committee for Indian Students met with Ramanujan to discuss the overseas trip. In accordance with his Brahmin upbringing, Ramanujan refused to leave his country to "go to a foreign land."
So much for being a Math genius.
Disclaimer: I am an Indian.
- gsk 17y agoBeing a Genius in Mathematics does not necessarily mean being a genius in everything else (including bringing an exciting future forward in time). Galois, another mathematical genius from France (1800s), died at twenty because he fought a duel and got killed. It may be tempting to call him 'stupid'. He may be somewhat irrational in his love affair but that does not make his mathematical genius any lesser.
- andrew1 17y agoWhat does your disclaimer mean? Ramanujan was a tremendously talented mathematician. Just because you come from the same country as him or find his religious beliefs archaic and/or irrational doesn't mean you can just dismiss his achievements.
- muon 17y agoMaths and Culture are not related in any way.
- zzkt 17y agoneither are algebra and calculus ;)
- keeptrying 17y agoNewton was supposed to have been an absolute coward. As a member of parliament the only thing he mentioned, during any session, was a request to open the window. Feynman was a womanizer who was known to sleep with wives of colleagues. His biography "Genius" is a pretty good read by the way. Genius doesnt mean "adventurous" or "virtuous" or "worldly". Its just one facet of a human.