10 mathematicians in india and their biography

Famous mathematicians of india

It is no doubt that the world today is greatly indebted to the contributions made by Indian mathematicians. One of the most important contribution made by them was the introduction of decimal system as well as the invention of zero. Here are some the famous Indian mathematicians dating back from Indus Valley civilization and Vedas to Modern times.

Aryabhata worked on the place value system using letters to signify numbers and stating qualities. He discovered the position of nine planets and stated that these planets revolve around the sun. He also stated the correct number of days in a year that is More on Aryabhata. More on Brahmagupta. Srinivasa Ramanujan is one of the celebrated Indian mathematicians.

More on Ramanujan. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is the founder of Indian Statistical Institute as well as the National Sample Surveys for which he gained international recognition. Kaprekar discovered several results in number theory, including a class of numbers and a constant named after him. Without any formal mathematical education he published extensively and was very well known in recreational mathematics cricle.

Harish Chandra is famously known for infinite dimensional group representation theory. Known for his collaboration with Albert Einstein. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early s, providing the foundation for Bose—Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose—Einstein condensate. He is listed as an highly cited researcher by Institute for Scientific Information.