National Mathematics Day 2024: Honoring Srinivasa Ramanujan
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| Why in News | India celebrates National Mathematics Day on December 22, 2024, marking the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan. |
| History | - Declared in 2012 by Dr. Manmohan Singh, India's former Prime Minister. |
| - Srinivasa Ramanujan, born on December 22, 1887, in Erode, Tamil Nadu, made groundbreaking contributions to infinite series, number theory, and continued fractions. | |
| - Collaborated with G.H. Hardy at Cambridge University in 1913 and became the second Indian elected to the Royal Society in 1918. | |
| - Passed away at the age of 32 on April 26, 1920. | |
| Significance | - Highlights the importance of mathematics in daily life and advancements in science, technology, and innovation. |
| - Celebrates Ramanujan's legacy and achievements in mathematics. | |
| Interesting Facts | - Early Genius: Mastered trigonometry by the age of 12. |
| - Collaborated with G.H. Hardy, publishing key mathematical papers. | |
| - 1729: Known as the Hardy-Ramanujan Number, the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways: (1729 = 1^3 + 12^3 = 9^3 + 10^3). |