The Man Who Knew Infinity
A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
$46.44
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1993
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349104522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349104522 |
| Author: | Robert Kanigel |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1993 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 30mm |
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‘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‘A vivid study of cultural contrasts.’ OBSERVER‘A remarkable story moving.’ INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS IRELAND‘Robert Kanigel recounts as extraordinary a personal history as one could ever hope to encounter.’ TES‘Poignant and Absorbing.’ IRISH INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Robert Kanigel
Prize-winning biographer Robert Kanigel was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for this book.
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