| The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan Contributor(s): Kanigel, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671750615 ISBN-13: 9780671750619 Publisher: Washington Square Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This is an inspiring tale of a scholarly pursuit that reads like an adventurous thriller. 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 and setting in motion one of the most productive collaborations ever chronicled. "An exquisite portrait".--Los Angeles Times. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Educators - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91037763 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 5.08" W x 8.56" (0.84 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Indian |
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| Publisher Description: With a passion for detail, Robert Kanigel takes us from to the slums of Madras to the courts of Cambridge University where Srinivasa Ramanujan, a young unschooled Indian clerk, tested his brilliant theories alongside G.H. Hardy, the great English mathematician. Ramanujan died at the age of thirty-two, but he left behind a magical and inspired legacy that is still being plumbed for its secrets today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kanigel, Robert: - Robert Kanigel is the author of six previous books. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Grady-Stack Award for science writing. His book The Man Who Knew Infinity was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Harvard Magazine, and Psychology Today. He has just retired as Professor of Science Writing at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts and now lives in Baltimore. |