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The Man Who Knew Infinity; A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
de Kanigel, Robert
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/very near Fine
- Librería
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1991], 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. Large 8vo. [6], vii-ix, [1], 1-438 pp. Quarter black cloth over blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Maps on the endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $27.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with eight double-sided plates of black and white photographs. A small push to the top textblock, else a sharp copy.
Sinopsis
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.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000013934
- Título
- The Man Who Knew Infinity; A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
- Autor
- Kanigel, Robert
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- very near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons [1991]
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1991
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Evening Star Books
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Sobre Evening Star Books
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