The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan MTI
by Robert Kanigel
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1476763496
- ISBN 13
- 9781476763491
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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.
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- 440896
- Title
- The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan MTI
- Author
- Robert Kanigel
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1476763496
- ISBN 13
- 9781476763491
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Date Published
- April 2016
- Pages
- 464
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Science;
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