It contained startling, unproven theorems about infinite series and partitions, like the asymptotic formula for p(n). Hardy was stunned by its genius from an unknown clerk. But its true fame? It showed mathematical insight can bloom anywhere, even from a postal clerk in Madras. Reminds me of my own students from small towns, arriving with startlingly original approaches tucked in their humble notebooks.
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