An Isolated Genius

In 1913, Cambridge University mathematician G. H. Hardy received a letter from India that contained a number of unusual theorems. A day spent reviewing them left Hardy bewildered. He later wrote, “I had never seen anything in the least like them before,” according to Robert Kanigel. Kanigel’s book, The Man Who Knew Infinity, was the

Books With or Without a Screen

People love to own physical books, according to Meryl Halls, managing director of the Booksellers’ Association in the U.K. “The book lover loves to have a record of what they’ve read,” she said, “and it’s about signaling to the rest of the world. It’s about decorating your home, it’s about collecting.” Most of the books