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A Mathematician's Apology
by G.H. Hardy (1940)
★3.76(21)
Like 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', this offers insights into a mathematician's mind.
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
by Robert Kanigel (1991)
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A biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in India, his mathematical achievements, and his mathematical collaboration with English mathematician G. H. Hardy. The book also reviews the life of Hardy and the academic culture of Cambridge University during the early twentieth century.
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth
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Similar to 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', it explores the life of a brilliant, unconventional mathematician.
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Fermat's Enigma
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Echoing 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', this book delves into a captivating mathematical mystery.
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A Beautiful Mind
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As with 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', this biography chronicles a mathematician's genius and struggles.
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Alan Turing: The Enigma
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