Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys (History of Mathematics, V. 22)

Continues documenting Indian mathematician Ramanujan’s (1887-1920) life and work by presenting 28 articles, some reprinted from earlier publication. They cover his life, his illness, his wife S. Janaki, S. Narayana Iyer, E. H. Neville, Ramanujan’s manuscripts and notebooks, nontechnical articles on his work, and somewhat more technical articles on his work. The four extant photographs of him are also presented. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)