The Man Who Loved Numbers

March 22, 1988
55 min
Season 15 - Episode 9: The Man Who Loved Numbers

Season 15 - Episode 9: The Man Who Loved Numbers

NOVA - Backdrop

Overview

NOVA explores the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a poor clerk from India who astounded mathematicians in the 1910s with his brilliant insight into the world of numbers.

Episode Information

TV Show

NOVA

Season

Season 15

Episode Number

9

Air Date

March 22, 1988

Runtime

55 minutes

Guest Stars

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Narrator (voice)

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis

G.H. Hardy (voice)

S

Shankara Murthi

S. Ramanujan (voice)

A

A. Tarcisius

Indian Voices (voice)

G

Gregory Harris

J.E. Littlewood (voice)