An edition of The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (1991)

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An edition of The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (1991)

The man who knew infinity

A life of the genius Ramanujan

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A biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in India, his mathematical achievements, and his mathematical collaboration with English mathematician G. H. Hardy. The book also reviews the life of Hardy and the academic culture of Cambridge University during the early twentieth century.

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C. Scribner's, Collier Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
Language
English
Pages
438

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Subjects

Mathematicians, Biography, England, India, Ramanujan, Aiyangar Srinivasa, 1887-1920, Hardy, G. H. 1877-1947, Mathematicians -- India -- Biography, Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography, Ramanujan Aiyangar, Srinivasa, 1887-1920, Hardy, G. H. (Godfrey Harold), 1877-1947, Ramanujan, aiyangar, srinivasa, 1887-1920, Mathematicians, biography, India, biography

People

G. H. Hardy (1877-1947), Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar (1887-1920)

Places

Great Britain, India

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Der das Unendliche kannte: Das Leben des genialen Mathematikers Srinivasa Ramanujan
1993, Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
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The man who knew infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
1992, Washington Square Press
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Cover of: The man who knew infinity
The man who knew infinity: A life of the genius Ramanujan
1991, C. Scribner's, Collier Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
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The man who knew infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-423) and index.

Published in
New York, Toronto, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510/.92, B
Library of Congress
QA29.R3 K36 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 438 p. :
Number of pages
438

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1888420M
ISBN 10
0684192594
LCCN
90049788
OCLC/WorldCat
22509696
Library Thing
15098
Goodreads
1045002

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