Monday, October 22, 2012

C.P. Snow & Ramanujan

The author of the foreword to Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology is C.P. Snow, a very important figure in his own right. As we begin discussion of Hardy, be ready to answer the question, "Who was C.P. Snow?"

And perhaps the story of Ramanujan seems slightly familiar to you, but you can't remember where you heard it before. It may be that you saw Good Will Hunting:

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