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Srinivasa Ramanujan's Life in Weeks

Self-taught Indian mathematical genius who made extraordinary contributions to number theory, continued fractions, and infinite series, despite having almost no formal training.

1887–1920 Indian Mathematician 1,687 weeks (32 years)

Srinivasa Ramanujan's 1,687 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

1,687
Total Weeks
11,809
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
32
Years

Key Milestones

Age 12 · Week ~624

Mastered advanced trigonometry and began developing his own theorems

Age 16 · Week ~832

Obtained a copy of Carr's Synopsis of Pure Mathematics, which inspired his work

Age 23 · Week ~1,196

Published his first paper in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society

Age 26 · Week ~1,352

Wrote to G.H. Hardy at Cambridge, beginning a legendary collaboration

Age 27 · Week ~1,404

Arrived at Cambridge and began publishing with Hardy

Age 30 · Week ~1,560

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the youngest in history

Legacy

Independently compiled nearly 3,900 results, many completely novel. His partnership with G.H. Hardy at Cambridge produced groundbreaking work in partition theory and modular functions.

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