{"product_id":"the-man-who-knew-infinity-a-life-of-the-genius-ramanujan-paperback","title":"The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Kanigel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL! A moving and enlightening look at the unbelievable true story of how gifted prodigy Ramanujan stunned the scholars of Cambridge University and revolutionized mathematics.In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the preeminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. Realizing 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, but left behind a magical and inspired legacy that is still being plumbed for its secrets today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Kanigel is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe One Best Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHearing Homer's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and six other nonfiction books--in biography, history, history of science, and memoir. He has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award as well as a Guggenheim fellowship. He spent earlier lives as a mechanical engineer, a professor of science writing at MIT, and a freelance writer of magazine articles, essays, and reviews. An avid cyclist and amateur mosaicist, he lives in Baltimore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52909509771488,"sku":"9781476763491","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/afYZ__4dWi9781476763491.webp?v=1781571583","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-man-who-knew-infinity-a-life-of-the-genius-ramanujan-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}