Books like The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel reads as informative, appreciative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Beautiful Mind

Sylvia Nasar · 1998

Both explore genius & mathematics

83% genome match

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Paul Hoffman · 1998

Both explore mathematics & genius

68% genome match

Journey Through Genius

William Dunham · 1990

Both explore mathematics & genius

67% genome match

Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh · 1997

Both explore mathematics

83% genome match

Alan Turing

Andrew Hodges · 1983

Both explore genius & mathematics

64% genome match

Infinite Powers

Steven H. Strogatz · 2019

Both explore mathematics

62% genome match

Why Beauty Is Truth

Ian Stewart · 2007

Both explore mathematics

64% genome match

Prime Obsession

John Derbyshire · 2003

Both explore mathematics & genius

61% genome match

Love and Math

Edward Frenkel · 2013

Both explore mathematics

58% genome match

The Writing of the Gods

Edward Dolnick · 2021

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Between Silk and Cyanide

Leo Marks · 1998

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Genius

James Gleick · 1992

Both explore genius & mathematics

70% genome match