''The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan'' is a biography of the Indian mathematician

Srinivasa Ramanujan Srinivasa Ramanujan (; born Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, ; 22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis ...

, 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 Godfrey Harold Hardy (7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947) was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of pop ...

. 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.

is played by Dev Patel,

by Jeremy Irons, and

Devika Bhise Devika Bhise is an American actress, best known for her performance in ''The Man Who Knew Infinity (film), The Man Who Knew Infinity'', starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Early life Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and i ...

plays Janaki, Ramanujan’s wife. Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge. On September 17, 2015, the film premiered at the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naom ...

References

1991 non-fiction books Biographies and autobiographies of mathematicians Biographies adapted into films Srinivasa Ramanujan {{science-bio-book-stub