5 Mathematician & their

Inventions
1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

1887 born, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a splendid Indian mathematician who gets credited even
today for his commitments in the field of maths. Srinivasa Ramanujan mathematician was an
astoundingly brilliant child who might dominate different kids of his age in maths. He belonged
from Tamil Nadu, where his family was not well enough to support his passion for Mathematics.
George S. Carr’s book, ‘Synopsis of elementary results in pure mathematics, became his
inspiration to follow his passion. Today, Ramanujan mathematician, remembered for inventions
of important equations, the infinite series of π, and game theory. The year 1914 was the defining
moment in the striving life of the virtuoso mathematician. G.H.Hardy, the great mathematician,
invited him to Cambridge. In 1916, he was granted his PhD by the institution. Ramanujan died at
an early age because of Tuberculosis in 1920. Although the great mathematician Ramanujan
deceased at a young age, he is one of the top 5 Indian mathematicians.
 2. Aryabhatta

476-550 CE, the golden period of India in which Aryabhatta, the scientist, astronomer and
mathematician, lived. Aryabhatta, Indian mathematician’s contributions include the discovery of
the spherical shape of the earth, the number of days in 1 year and notable works are
Aryabhatasiddhanta and Aryabhatiya. The former work is lost, and Aryabhatiya has three
sections. These sections are:
■ Ganita (Mathematics): This section has the names of the first 10 decimal places and
provides algorithms for finding cube and square roots through decimals. In this second,
he noticed the second-order sine difference and sine numbers are proportional.
Aryabhatta is known for involving one of the two strategies for making the table of sines
by utilizing the Pythagorean hypothesis.
■ Kala-kriya (Time Calculations): Aryabhata examines cosmology like planetary
movements, meanings of different units of time so forth.
■ Gola (Sphere): In this section, the mathematician used trigonometry for spherical
geometry.
 3. P.C. Mahalanobis

In the list of the famous Indian mathematicians, P.C.Mahalanobis is one of them. In 1893, he was
born in Kolkata. Mahalanobis completed his graduation from Presidency College in Physics and
went to Cambridge for higher education in Physics and Mathematics. He is known as a
Mathematician, Scientist and Statistician, and also an Indian Father of Statistics. In the year
1913, he was one of the people who contributed to the foundation of Indian Statistical Institute
(ISI) in India. His contribution to the forming of Planning Commission of India is
unquestionable, and in 1926, he laid the establishment of Hirakund Dam in Odisha on Mahanadi
river. One of his best-known works is D2-statistic or Mahalanobis Distance. This distance is the
measurement proportion of correlation between two distinct data sets.
 4. Satyendra Nath Bose

S.N.Bose, famously known for Bose-Einstein Condensate, is among the top 10 mathematicians
of India. Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian mathematician and physicist who worked with
Albert Einstein on the Bose-Einstein Condensate project. Among the Indian mathematicians’
names, Bose is one such who was felicitated with Padma Vibhushan. Bose is also referred to as
the ‘Father of the God Particles’ for his contribution to Boson particle. Boson particle is also
known as the God particle.

The best mathematician in India, S.N.Bose was born in Kolkata in 1894 and completed his
graduation and post-graduation, majoring in mathematics. From his school day, he outperformed
every year till his M.Sc. In 1915, he completed his master’s and decided to pursue higher
education in 1917. During this tenure, Bose and his batchmate started translating French and
German works of Albert Einstein, after getting the green flag from Einstein. Untill 1924,
Planck’s Law was not proved, but this year, Bose published a paper deriving Planck’s Theory:
quantum radiation law without referring to any classical physics theories. This publishing made
him famous among the great mathematicians of world. Even Einstein was impressed by Bose’s
work, and he translated the same into German language and was sent to European Physic Journal
with Einstein’s recommendation. He died in 1974, but before that, he held several prestigious
positions, including presidentship and adviser at the National Institute of Science and Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research, respectively.
 5. Bhaskara I

Bhaskara, the 7th-century famous Indian mathematician, was born in c.600 and died in CE 680.
He is one of the ancient Indian mathematicians who is known for his contribution to maths.
Bhaskara mathematician is famous for inventing the Hindu decimal system. This Aryabhata
follower wrote a critique, ‘Aryabhatiyabhasya’ in CE 629, which is considered the oldest known
Sanskrit language work in the mathematics & astronomy field. In addition, his other works
include Mahabhaskariya and Laghubhāskarīya.

Mahabhaskariya comprises 8 chapters, dwelling on mathematical astronomy. The book discusses

the relationship between cosine and sine and gives the sin x approximation formula. The book
likewise examines about longitudes of the planets, conjunctions of the planets with one another
and with eclipses of the sun & the moon, shining stars, the lunar crescent, risings and settings.
Furthermore, the book explains the relationship between the sine of a point >90° >180° or >270°
to the sine of a point <90°. Pell Equation ( 8x² + 1 = y² ) is given by Bhaskara I. Brahmagupta
and Bhaskara I are the two great mathematicians of Ancient India.