Shakuntala Devi (4 Nov 1929- 21 Apr 2013)

Shakuntala Devi

A fascinating account of the life of the late math-genius Shakuntala Devi, fondly known as the Human Computer. One instance of her enhanced thinking was demonstrated on June 18, 1980, where she was asked to multiply two 13-digit numbers 7,686,369,774,870 x 2,465,099,745,779 picked at random by the Computer Department of Imperial College, London. She correctly answered 18,947,668,177,995,426,462,773,730 in 28 seconds. This event is mentioned in the 1995 Guinness Book of Records.

– via Shakuntala Devi (4 Nov 1929- 21 Apr 2013).

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