Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan

Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by ks2048 on Monday October 21, 2024 @09:32PM (#41910316)

You're right, some Indians don't have the recognition they deserve, but if it makes you feel better, few "western" mathematicians or scientists are household names either.

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by esperent on Monday October 21, 2024 @09:41PM (#41910354)

However, pretty much all of the ones who are household names, are western.

Well, at least to western people. Are Indians more familiar with Indian scientists?

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by your_challenger on Monday October 21, 2024 @10:00PM (#41910442)

Amoung the people who are interested in science? Yes. But to the general public? No.

I don't think a non STEM guy would know Ramanujan or C V Raman.

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by noisy_boy on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @08:59AM (#41913794)

C V Raman's name is known via school text books; though granted that few would remember it unless they carry on with STEM.

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by Lutger on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @05:22AM (#41912592)

Household names (in the west) are maybe Aristotle, Galileo, Newton and Einstein. If you are lucky. For a lot of people it is just Einstein, that's it.

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