The Man Who Knew Infinity Clip 'Why 1729 Is an Interesting Number'

In this clip from the 2015 biographical drama "The Man Who Knew Infinity," Srinivasa Ramanujan (played by Dev Patel), a self-taught mathematical genius from India, explains to his mentor, G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), why the number 1729 is of particular significance. Ramanujan, who had no formal education beyond high school, had independently discovered many advanced mathematical concepts that had eluded Western mathematicians for centuries. Hardy was initially skeptical of Ramanujan's claims, but he soon came to recognize the young man's brilliance and became his champion, helping him to gain recognition for his groundbreaking work.

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