The Man Who Knew Infinity (book)
First hardcover edition (1991) | |
| Author | Robert Kanigel |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Biography, Mathematics |
| Publisher | C. Scribner's |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 438 |
| ISBN | 978-0-684-19259-8 |
| 510/.92 B 20 | |
| LC Class | QA29.R3 K36 1991 |
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan is a biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, written in 1991 by Robert Kanigel. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in India, his mathematical achievements and his mathematical collaboration with mathematician G. H. Hardy. The book also reviews the life of Hardy and the academic culture of Cambridge University during the early twentieth century.