The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

 電影〈天才無限家〉精彩原著

 　　數學天才拉馬努金 (Srinivasa Ramanujan)沒受過正規的高等數學教育，卻沉迷於數論，他出身於印度貧苦的地區拉馬努金，在不平等的時代中，靠著資質與努力力爭上游，離開家鄉前往英國劍橋求學，人在異鄉背負著當時仍普遍的歧視眼光，在一波波質疑聲浪中堅持熱忱，終於獲得教授賞識，兩人亦師亦友互相扶持，寫下數學史上的不朽傳奇。

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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.