Robert Kanigel - The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan Reviews

Robert Kanigel - The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

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    Jul 15, 2001
    Pros: Fascinating book about a fascinating man.
    Cons: Only mathematicians (and only some of them) will appreciate Ramanujan's story fully.

    Summary: Reading the life of Ramanujan (pronounced something like Raa-MAA-nuh-jun) is likely to put those with an oldfashioned literary bent in mind of Gray’s “Elegy in a Country Churchyard”, lines fifty-three to fifty-six: “Full many a gem of purest ... read more

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