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The British mathematician G.H. Hardy was the consummate Cambridge professor. Upon seeing Ramanujan’s letter, he concluded that Ramanujan was a true genius and invited him to Cambridge. Here we describe Hardy’s life story, his views about mathematical research and education, his encouragement of Ramanujan and their great collaboration.
This article appeared in The Hindu, India’s National Newspaper, in December 2002 for Ramanujan’s 115th birth anniversary.
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Alladi, K. (2021). G.H. Hardy: Ramanujan’s Mentor. In: Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6241-9_11
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