The man who knew infinity : (Record no. 3132)
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| fixed length control field | 01400nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240223102742.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781476763491 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | GESM |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kanigel, Robert |
| 240 00 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | The man who knew infinity : a life of genius Ramanujan |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The man who knew infinity : |
| Remainder of title | a life of genius Ramanujan |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Robert Kanigel |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Washington Square Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1991 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 438 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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 and left behind a magical and inspired legacy that is still being plumbed for its secrets today. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Ramanujan, Aiyangar Srinivasa, -- 1887-1920 |
| -- | Hardy, Godfrey Harold, -- 1877-1947 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | English Non-Fiction Adolescent-Adult | GESM Library | GESM Library | Main Library | 25/10/2018 | ENA/ 510 ROB | E0004360 | 25/10/2018 | 25/10/2018 | Books |