The Man Who Knew Infinity
First hardcover edition (1991)
AuthorRobert Kanigel
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography, Mathematics
PublisherC. Scribner's
Publication date
1991
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages438
ISBN978-0-684-19259-8
510/.92 B 20
LC ClassQA29.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.

Film adaptation

A feature film of the same title and based on the book was directed by Matt Brown using his own script. Srinivasa Ramanujan is played by Dev Patel, G. H. Hardy by Jeremy Irons, and Devika Bhise plays Janaki, Ramanujan’s wife.[1][2] Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]

On September 17, 2015, the film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Cannes: Dev Patel to Star as Famed Indian Mathematician". hollywoodreporter.com.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Irons to Co-star in 'The Man Who Knew Infinity'". variety.com.
  3. ^ "Dev Patel's 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' Moves to Production After 8 Years in Development". variety.com.
  4. ^ "The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Mathematician's Life Comes To The Movies".
  5. ^ "The Man Who Knew Infinity [programme note]". TIFF.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.


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