The Cynical Historian

The Man Who Knew Infinity | Based on a True Story (2016x35)

Air date: Oct 13, 2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a by-the-numbers biopic, but it has a lot to say. Unfortunately, by following the standard Hollywood formula, the inaccuracies add up. Every variable in that formula could have been changed for accuracy to make this a better film, but the spirit of the man depicted is still within its form. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/fqPAnFfPJuk related: https://youtu.be/UIVIigjY_C8 ------------------------------------------------------------ references: http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2016/04/who-was-ramanujan/ http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ramanujan.html http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Ramanujan.html https://www.usna.edu/Users/math/meh/ramanujan.html http://www.ams.org/journals/notices/201602/rnoti-p178.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._H._Hardy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Knew_Infinity_(film) ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ----------------------------------------- Wiki: The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 British biographical drama film based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a real-life mathematician who after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G. H. Hardy, portrayed by Jeremy Irons. Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge.[4] The film had its world premiere as a gala presentation at the 2015 Toronto International Film Fest