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Indian-origin eminent mathematician Dr T N Subramaniam dies in US

Dr T N Subramaniam, an eminent mathematician of Indian origin and creator of Route One company & server for General Motors, passed away in Michigan on Tuesday. He was 76. Subramaniam, who migrated to the US in 1979, was renowned in academic circles in India and the US. He leaves behind him a rich legacy of mathematical models and theories for the world of maths. He taught Maths at Philadelphia university for some years and then shifted to Oakland where he taught for several years. Later, he founded the Route One company for the automotive manufacturing company, which handles auto-financing for all GM cars and GPS systems. He was the architect of the server for the site for General Motors in Troy, Michigan, in the US. The then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi also met him personally while on tour and encouraged him to be innovative and do things that the country could be proud of him. Subramaniam is survived by his wife, daughter, and son-in-law, who work for the Biden administration ..

Indian-origin eminent mathematician Dr T N Subramaniam dies in US
Updated On : 26 Mar 2024 | 10:04 PM IST

International Day of Mathematics 2024: Know history, significance, and more

International Day of Mathematics is celebrated every year to spread awareness about the importance of mathematics in daily life and solving real-world problems

International Day of Mathematics 2024: Know history, significance, and more
Updated On : 14 Mar 2024 | 11:13 AM IST

National Mathematics Day 2023: History, importance, wishes, quotes

On December 22 each year, the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan's birthday is celebrated as National Mathematics Day

National Mathematics Day 2023: History, importance, wishes, quotes
Updated On : 22 Dec 2023 | 12:30 PM IST

Pi Day 2023: Understanding the connection between March 14 and mathematics

Pi Day: UNESCO marked Pi Day as the 'International Day of Mathematics' during the general conference in 2019

Pi Day 2023: Understanding the connection between March 14 and mathematics
Updated On : 14 Mar 2023 | 11:01 AM IST

A Cool Bomb: How an Indian mathematician aims to limit nuclear blast impact

Dr Meera Chadha's groundbreaking research with dust particles could pave the way for reducing the impact of nuclear blasts

A Cool Bomb: How an Indian mathematician aims to limit nuclear blast impact
Updated On : 19 Oct 2020 | 12:05 PM IST

Loss of rare talent: PM on mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh's demise

Singh, who had been ailing for quite some time, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital on Thursday. He was 74

Loss of rare talent: PM on mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh's demise
Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

Five ways ancient India changed the world with maths

Apart from that, Indian mathematicians made seminal contributions to the study of trigonometry, algebra, arithmetic and negative numbers among other areas

Five ways ancient India changed the world with maths
Updated On : 28 Nov 2017 | 9:40 AM IST