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The Indian Clerk
The Indian Clerk
Author: David Leavitt
January, 1913, Cambridge. G.H. Hardy - eccentric, charismatic and considered the greatest British mathematician of his age - receives a mysterious envelope covered with Indian stamps. Inside he finds a rambling letter from a self-professed mathematical genius who claims to be on the brink of solving the most important mathematical problem of his...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747596325
ISBN-10: 0747596328
Publication Date: 2/2/2009
Pages: 496
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Math! War. Rarefied intellectuals, often gay men, confronting the first world-war. And trying to solve one of the long-standing mysteries of mathematics: the Riemann hypothesis. I enjoyed the varied characters, many unfamiliar, and the alien feel of the setting, even though it's not that far away or long ago. It did take me a long time to finish, just being interrupted by other things, and shorter books. I'm glad I read it.
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