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The Rest Is Science — The Letter That Changed Mathematics
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The Letter That Changed Mathematics

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How did pages of mysterious “gibberish” sent from Madras find their way to one of Cambridge University’s most respected mathematicians? Were the strange formulas the work of a deluded mind - or breakthrough insights of an unknown genius? The author of that letter was Srinivasa Ramanujan. His story inspired two…

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