Interesting facts about Shakuntala Devi
1. Ramanujan Mathematical Talent Award (1988)
The Ramanujan Math Genius Award was first given to Shakuntala Devi. In 1988, he was honored with this award in Washington DC. Shakuntala Devi was an Indian mathematician known as the “human computer” for her ability to mentally calculate large numbers.
2. Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
Shakuntala Devi was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Mumbai in 2013, a month before her death.
3. Distinguished Women of the Year Award (1969)
Shakuntala Devi was awarded a gold medal by the University of the Philippines.
4. Guinness World Records
In 1980 Shakuntala Devi earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for multiplying two 13-digit numbers in 28 seconds:
* 7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779 = 18,947,668,177,995,426,462,773,730
5. The human computer
In 1977, Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as the “human computer”, demonstrated her extraordinary mathematical prowess by finding the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds at Southern Methodist University. This achievement was later confirmed by the American Bureau of Standards using the UNIVAC 1101 computer, which required a special program to perform the calculations.
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शकुंतला देवी( Shakuntala Devi )
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