Story
Shakuntala Devi amazed the world with lightning-fast mental calculation. In 1980 she multiplied two 13-digit numbers in her head in 28 seconds, a feat recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. She also wrote books to make mathematics fun.
Key contributions
- Guinness World Record for mental multiplication
- Books such as 'Figuring: The Joy of Numbers'
- Made mathematics popular among children