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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
by Robert Kanigel · 1991
Robert Kanigel’s biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The author documents the original 1991 hardcover separately from later editions.
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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan appears in 1 currently documented source-backed recommendation.
Donald Knuth
Computer scientist and TeX creator
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Donald Knuth / Stanford University · undated · accessed 2026-10-01
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