Human Computer of India "Shakuntala Devi" Passes away
Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as "Human Computer", was an Indian prodigy mental calculator.
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The Human Computer of India is no more now as Shakuntala Devi, the human computer, known for the ability to compute complex equations mentally, died at Bangalore Hospital today at 8:15am on Sunday, She was 73. Earlier She was admitted to Bangalore Hospital in the city April 3 as her kidneys became weak and she also had breathing problems. "Shakuntala Devi" was admitted to the hospital with respiratory difficulty, following which she acquired heart problems and endured a heart attack on Saturday evening. She was then on ventilator support but suffered another cardiac arrest early on Sunday, which proved fatal. "Shakuntala Devi" was born in 1939 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Manifested with an extraordinary love for numbers at the age of 3, she became an expert in complex mental arithmetic at the age of five. On 18 June 1980, Shakuntala Devi gave the product of two, thirteen digit figures after multiplying them within 28 seconds. Many countries have invited Shakuntala Devi to demonstrate her extraordinary talent. Today, she is acclaimed as an accomplished mathematician.
Shakuntala Devi is popularly known as a 'Human Computer' due to her extraordinary talents in solving complex mathematical problems without any mechanical aid. "Shakuntala Devi" also found her place in the Guinness book of records as a result of her extraordinary talents. Nowadays, apart from solving mathematical problems, she is utilising her amazing talent in the field of astrology.
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