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Comment by wmwmwm

1 day ago

I’m guessing Ramanujan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan

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trollbridge  21 hours ago

20 years ago, we had a server named after him. It was always fun explaining how to pronounce it and the who exactly he was.

youngtaff  20 hours ago

The Music of Primes by Marcus du Sautoy has a chapter on him

Book is a bit heavy going but well worth a read

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