The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)

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The British biographical drama examines the life of Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his work with his mentor, G.H. Hardy, during his tenure at Trinity College in England, on the eve of the First World War. The prodigiously productive Ramanujan lends his name to many mathematical fields: Ramanujan prime, Ramanujan’s sum and Ramanujan’s constant. The well received film offers a diluted version of the struggles and achievements of the Indian mathematician