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Srinivasa Ramanujan Quotes

Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887), Birth: 22-12-1887, Death: 26-4-1920
1.
An equation means nothing to me unless it expresses a thought of God.
Srinivasa Ramanujan

'A formula is of no use to me unless it conveys the insight of a Higher Power.'
2.
No, it is a very interesting number, it is the smallest number expressible as a sum of two cubes in two different ways.
Srinivasa Ramanujan

'No, it is a highly captivating number, it is the least figure expressible as a total of two cubes in two distinct ways.'
3.
While asleep, I had an unusual experience. There was a red screen formed by flowing blood, as it were. I was observing it. Suddenly a hand began to write on the screen. I became all attention. That hand wrote a number of elliptic integrals. They stuck to my mind. As soon as I woke up, I committed them to writing.
Srinivasa Ramanujan

4.
To preserve my brains I want food and this is now my first consideration. Any sympathetic letter from you will be helpful to me here to get a scholarship.
Srinivasa Ramanujan

I desire sustenance to maintain my cognitive faculties, and this is now my most important thought. Any kindhearted communication from you will be beneficial to me in obtaining a grant.