Radhanath Sikdar - A Lifestory
Pioneer Of Everest Height Calculation, A Brilliant Indian Mathematician
In the history of Indian math and surveying, one person is remembered with great respect. Born in 1813, this person made a place for himself in the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. This was a huge project, like a real life adventure movie, that needed exactness and strength. Forget the made up parts of "The Man Who Knew Infinity". This person's story is about hard work with numbers and finding new things. His most famous success was figuring out how tall Mount Everest was in 1852. This made his name last forever. Picture this: information carefully gathered, hard math used with care, and then, the big news – the world's tallest mountain, measured with amazing correctness. A coworker supposedly said, "He was a genius at math." But, his journey had its problems. There was talk about whether he got the credit he deserved, or didn't get enough. This is like the ideas in movies like "Hidden Figures", which show the problems smart people face in getting the right praise. Even with these problems, this person's work is clear. He is a symbol of wanting to learn about science. He left behind something that keeps inspiring new groups of math experts and surveyors in India and other places.
