The Man Who Knew Infinity (book)
{{short description|Book by Robert Kanigel}}
{{about||the film|The Man Who Knew Infinity}}
{{infobox book
| image = The Man Who Knew Infinity 1st edition Scribner 1991.jpg
| caption = First hardcover edition (1991)
| author = Robert Kanigel
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| country = United States
| language = English
| subject = Biography, Mathematics
| publisher = C. Scribner's
| pub_date = 1991
| media_type = Print (Hardcover)
| pages = 438
| isbn = 978-0-684-19259-8
| dewey= 510/.92 B 20
| congress= QA29.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.{{cite news|title=Cannes: Dev Patel to Star as Famed Indian Mathematician|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-dev-patel-star-as-524307|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com}}{{cite news|title=Jeremy Irons to Co-star in 'The Man Who Knew Infinity'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/jeremy-irons-to-co-star-in-the-man-who-knew-infinity-1200921417/|publisher=variety.com}} Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge.{{cite news|title=Dev Patel's 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' Moves to Production After 8 Years in Development|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/dev-patels-the-man-who-knew-infinity-moves-to-production-after-8-years-in-development-1201262436/|publisher=variety.com}}
On September 17, 2015, the film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite news|title=The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Mathematician's Life Comes To The Movies|url=https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/man-who-knew-infinity-mathematician-s-life-comes-movies/}}{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/galapresentations/the-man-who-knew-infinity |accessdate=24 February 2016 |title=The Man Who Knew Infinity [programme note] |website=TIFF.net |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320221423/http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/galapresentations/the-man-who-knew-infinity |archivedate=20 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
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Category:1991 non-fiction books
Category:Biographies and autobiographies of mathematicians
Category:Biographies adapted into films
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