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Apastambha |
(2nd century B.C.) Ancient Indian mathematician who experimented with equations to design sacrificial altars
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Aryabhatta |
(476-520) Indian mathematician and astronomer of Pataliputra. The first Indian satellite is named after him
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Baudhayana |
(apprx 800 B.C.) Ancient mathematician who laid down rules of measurement in his masterpiece Sulva Sutra, which also deals with irrational numbers
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Bhaskara |
(b 114 A.D.) Indian mathematician who is considered the father of modern Calculus
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Brahmagupta |
(598 A.D.-660 A.D.) Ancient mathematician who worked with indeterminate equations (Varga Prakriti)
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Medhatithi |
(6th century A.D.) Indian mathematician who introduced the concept of Logarithmics (powers of 10) and was able to calculate very large numbers precisely
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Neelakantha |
(1444-1545 A.D.) Mathematician from Kerala who devised the first known approximation of circular constant, popularly known as *pi*
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Ramanujan Srinivasa |
(1887-1920) Great Indian Mathematician even though denied of formal education in early life
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Who's Who, What's What
