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Scott Flansburg (born December 28, 1963) is an American dubbed "The Human Calculator" and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for speed of mental calculation.He is the annual host and ambassador for The National Counting Bee, a math educator, and media personality.
A mental calculator or human calculator is a person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation (such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing large numbers). In 2005, a group of researchers led by Michael W. O'Boyle, an American psychologist previously working in Australia and now at Texas Tech University , has used MRI ...
Mental calculation often involves the use of specific techniques devised for specific types of problems. People with unusually high ability to perform mental calculations are called mental calculators or lightning calculators. Many of these techniques take advantage of or rely on the decimal numeral system.
Michelle Chin, nicknamed 'human calculator,' has 8.6 million followers on TikTok and almost 3 million subscribers on YouTube. This TikTok star from Austin can solve a 10,000-digit math problem in ...
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Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer".Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1790), also known as "Negro Demus" and the "Virginia Calculator", was an enslaved African renowned for his mathematical abilities. [1]
Alberto Coto García (born May 20, 1970) is a Spanish mental calculator. He was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010. Professionally he is a financial adviser and accountant. He has demonstrated his skills and has appeared on some TV shows and news [citation needed]. In recent years he has carried out demonstrations and ...