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Old 06-24-2004, 09:46 PM   #23
richlevy
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Quote:
Originally posted by Slartibartfast
Ramanujan.
Born 1887, died 33 years later.


Given a second chance, who knows what he would do?

He's sort of like Mozart who died at 35. They're two geniuses who did in half a normal lifespan what most people can't come close to doing in the usual three score and ten years.
Isn't he the mathematician mentioned in Good Will Hunting?
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