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400thecat on Oct 23, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanuj...

yes, but the contrast is striking: Von Neumann had privileged upbringing and education Just imagine what what Ramanujan could have been if he grew up in Von Neumann household

mangodrunk on Oct 23, 2024 [–]

Ramanujan wasn’t poor. He went to school and had access to many math books which he studied and was recognized as a child prodigy early on.

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