The Great Mathematician In India
22 december 1887 26 april 1920 was an indian mathematician who lived during the british rule in india.
The great mathematician in india. Various concepts on mathematics were given by indian mathematicians in which were set forth for the first time the concept of zero the techniques of algebra and algorithm square root and cube root. Satyendra nath bose was an indian physicist and mathematician known most famously for bose einstein condensate. In the classical period of indian mathematics 400 ad to 1200 ad important contributions were made by scholars like aryabhata brahmagupta bhaskara ii and varāhamihira. Famous indian mathematicians from ancient to modern india mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity numbers structure space and change.
This is a tale of how a young boy born in the madras presidency during the british raj left a mark in the history of mathematics. A certain type of particle named boson or the god particle was assigned to bose in recognition of the contributions made by bose. Srinivasa ramanujan frs ˈ s r ɪ n ɪ v ɑː s r ɑː ˈ m ɑː n ʊ dʒ ən. World has seen the emergence of several indian mathematicians in last two century.
He was rewarded by the indian government for his contributions. Some famous and popular mathematicians include brahmagupta varahamihira aryabhata baudhayana who were still praised today for their contribution toward the subject. Born srinivasa ramanujan aiyangar. In india mathematics has its roots in the vedic literature which is nearly 4000 years old.
There are various examples of mathematics from ancient india that are. This boy turned out to be the great indian mathematician srinivasa ramanujan. He is the only human being to be argued as the greatest mathematician ever and the greatest physicist ever at the same time. With the advancement in education the subject of mathematics has become more specialized and conceptual.
Known as the man who knew infinity he is not just the pride of india but also an inspiration for every maths lover worldwide. 4 isaac newton sir isaac newton prs was an english physicist and mathematician who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis number theory infinite series and continued. We have listed below the contribution of.
Till this date bose must be the most famous indian mathematician specifically due to his association with the ingenious albert einstein. Sir isaac newton prs was an english physicist and mathematician who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. Bose is therefore often referred to as the father of the god particle. Bose sent his mathematical researches to einstein and this lead to the discovery of the bose einstein condensate phenomenon.
Indian mathematics emerged in the indian subcontinent from 1200 bc until the end of the 18th century.