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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 12 MIN

Who was Srinivasa Ramanujan?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Hey history detectives! Get ready for the incredible true story of Srinivasa Ramanujan! Imagine loving math so much that you teach yourself everything from old, dusty books, even though you didn't have much money. That's exactly what Ramanujan did way back in India! He discovered mind-blowing new formulas—secrets of the universe—that no one had ever seen before. He was so brilliant that he wrote a risky letter to a famous professor all the way in England! Guess what? It worked! He was invited to travel across the ocean and completely changed the world of numbers!His life was like a superhero movie, proving you don't need fancy schools to be a genius. Join Mira and Finn as we explore the short but dazzling life of the man who saw math in a whole new way, achieving amazing things before tragically dying young at age 32. Prepare to be amazed by the ultimate self-taught math wizard!

Hey history detectives! Get ready for the incredible true story of Srinivasa Ramanujan! Imagine loving math so much that you teach yourself everything from old, dusty books, even though you didn't have much money. That's exactly what Ramanujan did way back in India! He discovered mind-blowing new formulas—secrets of the universe—that no one had ever seen before. He was so brilliant that he wrote a risky letter to a famous professor all the way in England! Guess what? It worked! He was invited...

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