The Man Who Knew Infinity
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The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the preeminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. Realizing the letter was the work of a genius, Hardy arranged for Srinivasa Ramanujan to come to England. Thus began one of the most improbable and productive collaborations ever chronicled. With a passion for rich and evocative detail, Robert Kanigel takes us from the temples and slums of Madras to the courts and chapels of Cambridge University, where the devout Hindu Ramanujan, 'the Prince of Intuition, ' tested his brilliant theories alongside the sophisticated and eccentric Hardy, 'the Apostle of Proof.' In time, Ramanujan's creative intensity took its toll: he died at the age of thirty-two and left behind a magical and inspired legacy that is still being plumbed for its secrets today.Robert Kanigel works as a science writer for a living. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Biography of the Genius Ramanujan, his most recent book, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography in 1992.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780684192598 |
| ISBN 10 | 0684192594 |
| Title | The Man Who Knew Infinity |
| Author | Robert Kanigel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scribner Book Company |
| Year published | 1991-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 438 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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