The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
* 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner
It is a magic, tragic ugly-duckling fable that Robert Kanigel tells in The Man Who Knew Infinity.. In it, a greatly gifted man is born to a culture that doesn't understand what the man is about. Still, his talent blossoms until news of it spreads to the other side of the world, where he is eventually summoned by the masters of his skill. The man goes among them and performs his magic. Skepticism gives way to wonder. But away from home, the man grows lonely and ill. He returns to his birthplace, only to die. * New York Times *
An exquisite portrait...the rarest of literary achievements...Ramanujan's tale is the stuff of fable * Los Angeles Times *
An exciting and thoughtful book... should catch the imagination of any reader - even the reader with little mathematical background * Independent *
This is a fine example of a work of popularising mathematics, and deserves a wide readership. * New Scientist *
An exquisite portrait...the rarest of literary achievements...Ramanujan's tale is the stuff of fable * LOS ANGELES TIMES *
an exciting and thoughtful book... should catch the imagination of any reader- even the reader with little mathematical background. * INDEPENDENT *
This is a fine example of a work of popularising mathematics, and deserves a wide readership. * NEW SCIENTIST *
Enthralling... one of the best scientific biographies I've ever seen. * John Gribbin *
An exquisite portrait...the rarest of literary achievements...Ramanujan's tale is the stuff of fable * Los Angeles Times *
An exciting and thoughtful book... should catch the imagination of any reader - even the reader with little mathematical background * Independent *
This is a fine example of a work of popularising mathematics, and deserves a wide readership. * New Scientist *
An exquisite portrait...the rarest of literary achievements...Ramanujan's tale is the stuff of fable * LOS ANGELES TIMES *
an exciting and thoughtful book... should catch the imagination of any reader- even the reader with little mathematical background. * INDEPENDENT *
This is a fine example of a work of popularising mathematics, and deserves a wide readership. * NEW SCIENTIST *
Enthralling... one of the best scientific biographies I've ever seen. * John Gribbin *
Robert Kanigel is the author of six other books, including The Man Who Knew Infinity. After 13 years as professor of science writing at MIT, he has returned to full-time writing in Baltimore.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349104522 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349104522 |
| Title | The Man Who Knew Infinity |
| Author | Robert Kanigel |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1992-12-10 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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