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Who is John Littlewood from The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius, Ramanujan and what is their importance? The_Man_Who_Knew_Infinity English & Literature "John Littlewood | The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius

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Littlewood was a friend of Hardy's and a considerable mathematician in his own right. Hardy originally showed Littlewood Ramanujan's first letter to him and it was Littlewood that told Hardy to contact Ramanujan.