The Hardy-Ramanujan number 1729: A number that changed math forever The Times of India - The Hardy-Ramanujan number 1729: A number that changed math forever From a taxi cab to string theory: Why 1729 became mathematically legendary Ramanujan’s role in modern string theory
Arunachal24 APU’s NCCTMS-2026 in Pasighat saw 88+ research papers and nationwide participation, highlighting trends in mathematical sciences. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Did you know that the mathematics of infinity was first explored not in Cambridge, but by a self-taught Indian clerk from a small South Indian town? Srinivasa Ramanujan, born in 1887, transformed the world of numbers through intuition, pattern, and vision,…
The previous post looked at an inequality discovered by Dmitri Mendeleev and generalized by Andrey Markov: Theorem (Markov): If P(x) is a real polynomial of degree n, and |P(x)| ≤ 1 on [−1, 1] then |P′(x)| ≤ n² on [−1, 1]. If P(x) is a trigonometric…
March 13, 2026 Victoria Cardiel News Briefs 0 Print On the International Day of Mathematics, Pope Leo XIV sent a message inviting reflection on the role good mathematics can play in today’s world. In a message conveyed through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal…
Celebrate Pi Day and read about how this number pops up across math and science on our special Pi Day page. Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical…
Nobel laureate in Physics Richard Feynman enjoyed memorizing pi (π). Starting at the 762nd decimal place, the number 9 appears six times in a row. An anecdote tells of how Feynman enjoyed reciting the digits up to this point and then concluding…
Updated - February 28, 2026 10:16 am IST Front view of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, West Bengal. C.V. Raman and K.S. Krishnan (fourth from the left) with research students. C.V. Raman during a lecture. C.V. Raman and other Nobel laureates from the 1930 Nobel…
A review of India’s scientific history places Sir C. V. Raman at the forefront of those who carried Indian intellect to the global stage through determination, originality, and perseverance. During the colonial era, despite limited facilities and inadequate laboratories, his…
BEAUMONT (KFDM) — Dr. Richard L. Price, a retired associate professor of mathematics at Lamar University, is the epitome of dedication and superior intellect. While he has four degrees in different areas of study, Dr. Price's love has always been mathematics.
Srinivasa Ramanujan, the self-taught Indian genius: his life, his mathematics, his notebooks and the legacy of his formulas in modern science.
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