The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy. The pair would go on to become unlikely friends and make up one of history's most bewildering and productive collaborations.
Primary Title
- The Man Who Knew Infinity
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 June 2017
Release Year
- 2015
Start Time
- 08 : 00
Finish Time
- 09 : 45
Duration
- 105:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy. The pair would go on to become unlikely friends and make up one of history's most bewildering and productive collaborations.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Ramanujan Aiyangar, Srinivasa--1887-1920
- Hardy, G. H. (Godfrey Harold)--1877-1947
- Mathematicians--India--Biography--Drama
- Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Drama
- Scholars--India--Drama
- Families--India--Drama
- Feature films
Genres
- Biography
- Drama
Contributors
- Matt Brown (Director)
- Matt Brown (Writer)
- Jeremy Irons (Actor)
- Dev Patel (Actor)
- Malcolm Sinclair (Actor)
- Cayenne Pepper Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Ramanujan Aiyangar, Srinivasa--1887-1920
- Hardy, G. H. (Godfrey Harold)--1877-1947
- Mathematicians--India--Biography--Drama
- Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Drama
- Scholars--India--Drama
- Families--India--Drama
- Feature films