Self taught from a book
Six thousand formulas and theorems, no proofs to look
Namagiri Thayar, magical formulas placed on his tongue out of dreams hazy
In a letter to Hardy he said "you will think me crazy
but if you add each number from one to infinity
you get minus one over twelve" whispers of divinity
Laying on his death bed
He corrected Hardy that said
My cab number 1729 was boring
"No not boring but a number full of information storing
It's the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways"
Calculated in seconds on his death bed at his end of days
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Good write and read my friend
Thanks so much for the read and comment Norman it is always most appreciated
most welcome
Blimey .......... what a star he was .. & probably still is .. amazing regardless of whether true or not .. Neville
Thanks so much Neville for the review it is such figures that with time become Christs and Buddhas. Truth turned to myth.
This is so relatable.I used to be a Maths Teacher and often told my students about Ramanujan.Also they made a wonderful movie.The man who knew infinity.This poem is a great tribute to a great genius.I still think he was treated badly and died too young.Excellent piece.
Thank you David for your read and understanding. Hardy a most proper English gentleman, proud that he had no children and his only interests cricket and math said that this was his only romance.
Wow! Love this. That's amazing!
Thanks so much Katie for your read and kind comment it is most appreciated
Now if I had just an iota of math whiz then I would be worthy of similar esteem. Excellent tribute, Soren 🙏🕊️
Thanks so much Cryptic for the read and comment. Yes math although it interested me was not my strong suit. Your words were most appreciated my friend
Nicely written. Your poem delves into Ramanujan's self-taught journey in mathematics, his remarkable contributions, including the infinite series sum that led to surprising results, and his interactions with the British mathematician G.H. Hardy. It also highlights his cultural roots and the mystical quality of his insights into mathematics. This was previously unknown to me, so I had to seek out information.
Thanks so much my friend for your read and comment it is deeply appreciated. Glad that it introduced something new to you.
Soren, this is fascinating. You capture Ramanujan not merely as a mathematician, but almost as a mystic standing at the edge of infinity listening to numbers whisper back. The blend of intellect, obsession, and divinity throughout the poem really pulled me in. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Tristan you as always are most kind and your words appreciated. Yes when asked how he came up with his formulas and theorems that seldom had proofs he said that the goddess placed them on his tongue in a dream.
Good write SB.
Thank you Orchi for your review it is most appreciated
Googled Ramanujan and Read all about him.
Maths has always left me Cold. . But I admire anyone who can be such a Wizard at Numbers.
A fine tribute.
Thank you for your read and comment. Glad you were engaged enough to look it up. Your words are very important to me.
To infinity, and beyond!
Thank you so much for the read and comment
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