Indian Mathematicians and Contribution

Many famous Indian Mathematicians who changed the perspective of the world with the help of Mathematics keep inspiring the whole world with their discoveries and Inventions.  They not only inspired the world to remain curious but helped the entire human race.

Indian Mathematicians and their contributions

Some of the notable Mathematicians and their contributions are mentioned in this article.

1. Aryabhatta

Aryabhatta was born in CE 476, in Kusumapura. He is a famous figure in Indian mathematical history and is also known as Aryabhatta I. A distinguished Indian Mathematician who is known all around the world for his remarkable discoveries and concepts in Mathematics. Aryabhatta died in CE 550.

His Noteworthy Contributions

• Aryabhatta discovered the spherical shape of Earth. 
• He notified that one year consists of 365 Days
• Aryabhatta  gave mathematical  formula (a + b) 2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
• His two books related to mathematical concepts are very famous namely Aryabhatiya and Aryabhatta Siddhanta.
• Aryabhatta used the decimal number system to solve square and cubic roots.
• His contribution includes the field of trigonometry, geometry, astronomy, etc.

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2. Brahmagupta

Brahmagupta was a remarkable Astronomer and Indian Mathematician. He was born in CE 598.

Noteworthy contributions of Brahmagupta

• He introduced zero in mathematics and stated that zero means “nothing”. Zero was a revolutionary invention in the field of Mathematics.
• Bhaskara,- Stated that if we divide any number with Zero the answer will be infinity.
• He wrote “Siddhanta Siromani”, a famous book on mathematical concepts.
• Brahmagupta was the first mathematician who provided a mathematical formula for Cyclic Quadrilateral.

3. Srinivasa Ramanujan

One of the most famous mathematicians of all time, Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in 1887 in Tamil Nadu.  Ramanujan completely transformed mathematics with his theories and concepts in the early 20th century.  He is famously known as “The man who knew Infinity”

Noteworthy contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan

• Landau–Ramanujan constant
• Ramanujan conjecture
• Ramanujan theta function
• Ramanujan–Sato series
• Ramanujan prime
• Ramanujan theta function
• Ramanujan–Soldner constant
• Ramanujan’s sum
• Ramanujan conjecture

4. Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose was born in the year 1894; He was awarded the second most prestigious award Padma Vibhushan. He was also a fellow of the Royal Society. He laid the foundation for modern theoretical physics in India. He is known worldwide for the following scientific and mathematical contributions.

Noteworthy contributions of Satyendra Nath Bose

• Bose-Einstein condensate
• Bose gas
• Boson
• Single field theory 
• Diffraction of X-ray
• Research in the field of Electromagnetic waves 

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5. P.C. Mahalanobis

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was born on 29 June 1893 and was died on 28 June 1972. He was an Indian Scientist and Statistician from erstwhile Bengal. P.C. Mahalanobis is the best remembered for Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. For his contributions, Mahalanobis has been considered the father of modern statistics in India.

Noteworthy contributions of P.C. Mahalanobis

• Mahalanobis distance
• Feldman–Mahalanobis model

The Father of Mathematics

Archimedes is known as the father of Mathematics, he was an extraordinary Greek mathematician. Not much information is available on the personal life of Archimedes but he is said to be born into an astronomer family. Later to get higher education, he joined the School of Mathematics, Egypt. 

Facts about Archimedes

• A Medal named “The fields Medal” is awarded to the most extraordinary mathematicians. This medal has the face of Archimedes engraved on it.
• Archimedes invented a pulley system to help sailors. 
• One of the few mathematicians who studied the Prime Numbers
• Archimedes is best known for Archimedes Screw.

Archimedes paved the way for modern mathematics. His inventions and mathematical theories provided the basis for mathematics as a subject to flourish.

Indian Mathematicians – FAQs

Q1. Who is the most famous Indian Mathematician?
Ans. Srinivasa Ramanujan is the most famous Indian Mathematician.

Q2. Who invented zero (0) in India?
Ans. Mathematician Brahmagupta invented the zero.

Q3. What is the greatest contribution of Indian mathematics?
Ans. The most necessary mathematical contribution of ancient India is the invention of the decimal system of numeration, as well as the number zero. The distinctive feature of this technique is that the use of 9 digits and a symbol zero to represent all the integral numbers by assignment an area value to the digits.