As The Man Who Knew Infinity goes into wide release in theatres here in Canada on May 20, I am re-blogging my review of the movie. This is a special blog post today, as I usually post on Wednesdays. Stay tuned next Wednesday, May 18 for my interview with Maria Chudnovsky. I was lucky enough to… Read More Review: The Man Who Knew Infinity
In a pivotal scene of The Man Who Knew Infinity, G.H. Hardy (played by Jeremy Irons) asks Srinivasa Ramanujan (played by Dev Patel) where his profound mathematical discoveries come from. He responds that pure mathematical ideas express the thoughts of God. They come in dreams and as answers to prayers. Hardy, an atheist, struggles with this view, but… Read More Review of The Man Who Knew Infinity
I called it! I am either psychic or saavy: Dev Patel will star as Srinivasa Ramanujan in the upcoming biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity, which will be one of the highly sought after galas at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. I actually called for Patel to play Ramanujan in an earlier post… I… Read More TIFF: Ramanujan biopic and The Martian
The Intrepid Mathematician 