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Quote by Srinivasa Ramanujan

“No, it is a very interesting number, it is the smallest number expressible as a sum of two cubes in two different ways.”

Quote by Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician known for his contributions to number theory, infinite series, and the continuum hypothesis. He was born on December 22, 1887, and died on April 26, 1920. Ramanujan's talent and creativity in mathematics made him one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. more

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