The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan - Couverture souple

Kanigel, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349104522 ISBN 13 : 9780349104522

Editeur : Abacus, 1992

Synopsis

The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of a friendship between Srinivasa Ramanujan and G.H. Hardy that forever changed mathematics.

In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pre-eminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. Realising 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.

Adapted into a film in 2016 starring Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones and Devika Bhise.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Kanigel is the author of six other books, including The Man Who Knew Infinity. After 13 years as professor of science writing at MIT, he has returned to full-time writing in Baltimore.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

* 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349104522
• ISBN 13: 9780349104522
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 448
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• Personne responsable: non disponible