Ramanujan biography book

Ramanujan biography book.

Summary and Study Guide

Overview

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 1991 biography of famed Indian mathematician Srinivāsa Ramanujan, written by Robert Kanigel.

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The text closely follows Ramanujan’s rise from humble origins to become one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century. Joining forces with another notable mathematician in his own right, G. H. Hardy of Cambridge University, Ramanujan produced some of the most insightful, imaginative, and original work in mathematics that is still studied today.

From Ramanujan’s early childhood, when he nearly died of smallpox, to when he dropped out of college, Kanigel chronicles the many obstacles that Ramanujan overcame to become the legendary figure that he was.

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Ramanujan’s path to iconic status depended in no small amount on the friendship of G. H. Hardy, and for this reason, Kanigel devotes some time to Hardy’s biography as well. While this is a book primarily about Ramanujan, it is also a book about