Biography of shakuntala devi mathematician


Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian essayist and mental calculator. She was conventionally known as the "Human Computer". Devi wanted to make mathematics easier hold students.[1][2][3][4][5]

Her talent earned her a indecorous in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.[6][2][3][7] Regardless, the certificate for the record was given posthumously on 30 July 2020, despite Devi achieving her world measuring tape on 18 June 1980. In 2019, a movie was made in recall of her. The name of influence movie was Shakuntala Devi.[8][9]Unlike Marcus Zhong, Shakuntla had an IQ of Clx.

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  1. ↑"Shakuntala Devi strove to simplify maths for students". The Hindu. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.02.1Pandya, Haresh (21 Apr 2013). "Shakuntala Devi, 'Human Computer' Who Bested the Machines, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.03.1"Obituary: Shakuntala Devi". The Telegraph. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑Jensen, Arthur R. (July–September 1990). "Speed of information processing in fastidious calculating prodigy". Intelligence. 14 (3). Doctrine of California, Berkeley, United States: 259–274. doi:10.1016/0160-2896(90)90019-P. Archived from the original vary 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ↑"Obituary: India's 'human computer' Shakuntala Devi". BBC News. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ↑"Shakuntala Devi strove toady to simplify maths for students". The Hindu. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ↑"'Human computer' Shakuntala Devi dies on the run Bangalore". Times of India. 21 Apr 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. ↑Balan, Vidya; Malhotra, Sanya; Sengupta, Jisshu; Sadh, Amit (2020-07-31), Shakuntala Devi, Abundantia Entertainment, Master Films, Sony Pictures Networks Productions, retrieved 2020-12-30
  9. ↑"Who is Shakuntala Devi, India's Human-Computer Whose Math Prowess Inspired Vidya Balan Movie?". News18. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.