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Shakuntala devi has spelled bound and challenged the world with her unique talents. This is a great book and it is well written by someone who is know as the human calculator. This book shows the reader how to perform mathematical operations in a more efficient and faster way without the aid of a calculator. Puzzles to puzzle you is considered one of shakuntala devi s best works for aspiring and budding mathematicians.
Mathematics wizard shakuntala devi passes away the hindu. By the age of 5, shakuntala devi became an expert in complex mental arithmetic and was recognised as a. Shakuntala devi explained many of the methods she used to do mental calculations in her book figuring. After the 1977 record at dallas, she went on to create more records including one in 1980 where she solved multiplication of two digit randomly picked numbers in just 28 seconds and entered the guinness book of world records. Devi did not do research and did not publish original results in number theory. Shakuntala was also made into a malayalam movie by the same name in 1965. This book is good for the person who have a good reading habit. In dallas she competed with a computer to see who give the cube root of 1888517 faster, she won. May 25, 2016 hi thank you for a2a, shakuntala devi who is popularly known as human computer was born on 04 november 1929 in bangalore, india to an orthodox kannada brahmin family. She was famous for her mental calculation talent and she worked to popularize mental arithmetic tricks and related puzzles, but she was not a researcher, in number. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Shakuntala devi, an indian mathematical wizard known as the human.
Could shakuntala devi actually perform these feats. This unbelievable feat of hers earned her a place in the guinness book of records in 1982. Biography of shakuntala devi the indian mathematician essay. Shakuntala devi biography childhood, life achievements. In 1977, she wrote the world of homosexuals, the first study of homosexuality in india. Born to an orthodox brahmin family in bangalore, shakuntala devi manifested an extraordinary love for numbers at a very early age. What was the mathematician shakuntala devis childhood like. June 18th feat of demonstrating the multiplication of two digit numbers. Shakuntala devi books list of books by author shakuntala devi.
She was renowned as mental calculator and human computer for her ability to solv. Sridhar rao produced a shakuntala film in 1966 starring n. Shakuntala devi has 21 books on goodreads with 4522 ratings. The numbers, selected at random by a computer, were.
Was shakuntala devi able to perform complex computations far. Speed of information processing in a calculating prodigy arthur r. Shakuntala devi, one of the worlds most prodigious mental calculators on record, past or present, is especially remarkable for the incredible speed with which she performs mental calculations on very large numbers. Shakuntala devi she was born in 1939 in 1980, she gave the product of two, thirteen digit numbers within 28 seconds, many countries have invited her to demonstrate her extraordinary talent. Oct 30, 2006 the book of numbers devi shakuntala on. They can come alive, cease to be symbols written on a black board, and lead the reader into a world of intellectual adventure where calculations are thrilling. Critics have rated this book as one of the best reads for people who want to excel in the field of mathematics and master the secrets of the subject. Shakuntala devi puzzle book pdf the puzzles presented in this book are by none other than the worldrenowned mathematical prodigy, shakuntala devi. Mathematical genius shakuntala devi, nicknamed as human computer. She did card tricks with her father when she was only three. Shakuntala devi is mentioned in the 1982 guinness book of world records for multiplying two digit numbers in just 28 seconds a time that includes how long it took her to say the 26digit. Shakunthala devi is a indian mathematician born on 4th november 1929. Shakuntala devis most popular book is super memory it can be yours.