Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

Title: Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan Author: Robert Kanigel ISBN: 9780671750619 Publisher: Washington Square Press Published: 1992 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Good G 1625026 Publisher Description: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL! A moving and enlightening look at the unbelievable true story of how gifted prodigy Ramanujan stunned the scholars of Cambridge University and revolutionized mathematics. 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