![]() ![]() The technical discussions are woven into the story, and do not at all get in its way. A vague memory of high school math is required of the listener, and Kanigel uses that basis to explain both the directions and importance of Ramanujan's work, without trying to explain the specifics. Mathematical achievement is at the core of Ramanujan's story, and Kanigel does a good job of integrating it. ![]() ![]() This book explores (1) the influences of South India on Ramanujan's development, (2) the influences of the British educational system and society on GH Hardy and the other English scholars with whom Ramanujan met and worked and (3) the effects of those different influences on both Ramanujan and the English, personally and professionally. ![]()
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