It can reach and achieve amazing things that have at some time seemed impossible to achieve.
It truly amazes me what a human mind can do when faced and pushed into the right direction far away from all the distractions life offers to us. Not everyone is possessing a brilliant mind of a genius, and there are rare people who can say they possess the same kind of brilliant mind as this man whom the book is about had possessed. Some of us are lucky enough to be given a fighting chance at life so we can make the best of it as we possibly can. Not all of us are born under the luckiest star in the Universe. Recommended to those interested in the history of mathematics and biographies of geniuses. In addition, I thought some of the concepts covered in the book may be inaccessible to a person not well-versed in advanced mathematics. I had a few issues with the book, including repetition and unnecessary levels of detail on matters not critical to the story. It brought to my attention a genius who overcame significant barriers to become one of the most renowned mathematical scholars. On the other hand, it proved disastrous in that Ramanujan’s cultural, religious, and emotional well-being atrophied, leading to a severe decline in his health. On one hand, it proved a fruitful collaboration between a man of intuition and one dedicated to the formality of proof, which advanced the field of mathematics. Eventually, he was noticed and invited to Trinity College by British professor G.H.
He persisted in the attempt to pursue his passion for mathematics, writing to various famous scholars in England. Ramanujan grew up in a small town in Southern India, his intellectual powers undiscovered due in part to a highly rigid educational structure. 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.
Thus began one of the most improbable and productive collaborations ever chronicled. Realizing the letter was the work of a genius, Hardy arranged for Srinivasa Ramanujan to come to England. 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.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL! A moving and enlightening look at the unbelievable true story of how gifted prodigy Ramanujan stunned the scholars of Cambridge University and revolutionized mathematics.
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