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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  1 day 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  1 day 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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