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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ramanujan’s life and his genius Math Fest 2008, Jan-18-2008 The Passport Photo 1887-1920 Ramanujan in Feb 24--1919, on his way back to India. A thought of God``An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God.’’ A thought of a 7 year old A thought of a 7 year old ``If no fruits are divided among no one, will each still get one? Is zero divided by zero is also one?” Books Ramanujan studied S.L. Loney’s Trigonometry (1893). Ramanujan mastered it when he was 13. A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics by George Schoobridge Carr. Ramanujan read this synopsis around 1903. Failing in F.A. Ramanujan joined the Government college at Kumbakonam. He failed his F.A. exams miserably. (1904-1905) He then joined Pachaippa’s college at Madras where he would fail again on his F.A. exams. On his physiology exam, he would write: `` Sir, this is my undigested part of the Digestion chapter”.(1906-1907) F.A. Grades Volume 3 of Ramaswami iyer’s new journal Some Properties of Bernoulli Numbers The Port Trust Clerical Job Sir, I understand there is a clerkship vacant in your office, and I beg to apply for the same. I have passed the matriculation examination and studied up to the F.A. but was prevented from pursuing my studies further owing to several outward circumstances. I have, however, been devoting all my time to mathematics and developing the subject. I can say I am quite confident I can do justice to my work if I am appointed to the post. I therefore beg to request that you will be good enough to confer the appointment on me. I beg to remain, 9th february 1912 Sir, Your most obedient servant, S. Ramanujan. The Letter to Hardy Seemed scarcely believable Least impressive and somewhat indifferent The problem that completely defeated me The Trip to England He takes the ship Nevasa on March 17, 1914 to England The distribution