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Born in 1939, shakuntala devi rose to fame as a computational wizard at the age of five, and went on to achieve international acclaim as a mathematician. This unbelievable feat of hers earned her a place in the guinness book of records in 1982. Was shakuntala devi able to perform complex computations. Ignacy jan paderewski would have composed a shakuntala opera, on a libretto by catulle mendes, in the first decade of the 20th century. Biography of shakuntala devi the indian mathematician essay. Devi was a very talented mental calculator, but by no means the extreme prodigy that she has been made out to be in the media, and she certainly couldnt take the 23rd root of a number faster than a computer. Sridhar rao produced a shakuntala film in 1966 starring n.
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Shakuntala devi explained many of the methods she used to do mental calculations in her book figuring. In the wonderland of numbers paperback october 30, 2006. Ms devi had intrinsic quality of mathematical calculation. Solution for shakuntala devi 150 puzzles by shakuntala.
Shakuntala devi is claimed to have found the product of two digit numbers in the same time period, which seems to be a superlinearly harder task. Vijaya and prem nazeer as shakuntala and dushyanta respectively. Shakuntala had a way with numbers like that while many of us find math at best, a foreign language. Papers,mumbai,bengalore,lhi,pune if you have cleared the infosys aptitude test, you will be interviewed. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Apr 24, 20 6 amazing facts from an amazing obituary of a human computer when confronted with the story of shakuntala devi theres one question everyone asks. Not only would you enjoy pitting yourself against the authors ingenuity but the puzzles would also provide great party entertainment for your family and friends. This book shows the reader how to perform mathematical operations in a more efficient and faster way without the aid of a calculator. This book contains all we always wanted to know about. Shakuntala devi was an indian writer and mathematical genius popularly known as the human computer. Born to an orthodox brahmin family in bangalore, shakuntala devi manifested an extraordinary love for numbers at a very early age. The author says that the purpose of narrating this wonderful story is to take away any fear a child may have of numbers.
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Oct 30, 2006 the book written by the legend is in fact not a totally interesting maths book on numbers but a story of a girl who had fear of maths. In the wonderland of numbers kindle edition by shakuntala devi author visit amazons shakuntala devi page. Shankutala devi was married to a homosexual man apparently which led her to write the book, the world of homosexuals, the first ever attempt by an indian author to study homosexuality. Coolie no 1 choreographer ganesh acharya is all praises for sara ali khan. By the age of five she was recognized as a child prodigy and an expert in complex mental arithmetic. Buy puzzles to puzzle you book online at low prices in india. She has been nicknamed human computer because of her extraordinary talent. Shakuntala devi firmly believes that mathematics can be great fun for everybody.
Obviously, i bought this little book because the cover says this magic words. I had to wait a long time for the book to come into stock. The firstlook poster of vidya balans shakuntala devi biopic has hit the internet. The joy of numbers by shakuntala devi all along i had cherished a desire to show those who think mathematics boring and dull just how beautiful it can be. Her own joy for numbers and mental number manipulation techniques comes shining through. This book contains all we always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand, and which was nowhere available.
Oct 30, 2006 but we carry in us a certain fear of numbers and are never confident about using them. 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. It enables the reader to cast a horoscope, and also read one. Good book to pique the interest of young and old students alike. Shakuntalas father was a circus artiste and it was he who introduced shakuntala to the world of mathematics. Shakuntala devi of india demonstrated the multiplication of two digit numbers of 7,686,369,774,870. In the wonderland of numbers kindle edition by devi, shakuntala. She correctly gave the answer as 18,947,668,177,995,426,462,773,730 in 28 seconds.
Shakuntala devi biography, birth date, birth place and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in the wonderland of numbers. How did shakuntala devi mentally calculate the 23rd root of a. Shakuntala s father was a circus artiste and it was he who introduced shakuntala to the world of mathematics, through card tricks. 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.
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