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“Plenty of mathematicians, Hardy knew, could follow a step-by-step discursus unflaggingly-yet counted for nothing beside Ramanujan. Years later, he would contrive an informal scale of natural mathematical ability on which he assigned himself a 25 and Littlewood a 30. To David Hilbert, the most eminent mathematician of the day, he assigned an 80. To Ramanujan he gave 100.”

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Robert Kanigel
Robert Kanigel

Robert Kanigel is an American author born on May 28, 1946. His works span across various fields such as science, history, and biography, known for his in-depth research and vivid narrative style. more

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