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Biography of ramanujan

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                            BIOGRAPHY OF  RAMANUJAN CHILDHOOD Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 into a Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family in Erode, Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu). His father, K. Srinivasa Iyengar, originally from Thanjavur district, worked as a clerk in a sari shop. His mother, Komalatammal, was a housewife and also sang at a local temple. They lived in a small traditional home on Sarangapani Sannidhi Street in the town of Kumbakonam. The family home is now a museum. On 1 October 1892, Ramanujan was enrolled at the local school. After his maternal grandfather lost his job as a court official in Kanchipuram, Ramanujan and his mother moved back to Kumbakonam and he was enrolled in the Kangayan Primary School. LIFE BEGINS He did not like school in Madras and tried to avoid attending. His family enlisted a local constable to make sure the boy attended school. Since Ramanujan’s father was at work m...

Ameodeo Avogadro

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  AMEDEO AVOGADRO Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro was born on 9 th August 1776 in Turin piedmont, Sardinia into a noble family in the kingdom of Sardinia (now part of Italy). His parents were distinguished Italian lawyers and his father, Filippo Avogadro, was a well-known magistrate and senator in the piedmont region of northern Italy. His mother, anna Vercellone of Biella, was a noblewoman. Avogadro was a bright young man who did excellently in his studies. Being the child of lawyers, he decided to follow his father’s footsteps and studied law. He graduated from jurisprudence in 1792, Avogadro continued with his doctorate study in law and four years later, when he was 20, he received his doctorate in ecclesiastical law. After graduation, he began to practice his legal career and became the legal secretary to the prefecture of Eridano in 1801. Soon after Avogadro began to lose interest in legal matters. He believe...