I dont know what a genius like shakuntala devi was thinking when she wrote this. Shakuntala devi wrote a number of books in her later years, including novels as well as texts about. Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of the guinness book of. Shakuntala devi is mentioned in the 1982 guinness book of world records for multiplying two digit numbers in just 28 seconds a time that includes how long it took her to say the 26digit. A problem of dissection the shape shown in the sketch below, obviously, 118. In the wonderland of numbers shakuntala devi orient books. Obviously, i bought this little book because the cover says this magic words. Shakuntala devi you know, the lady from india who had that.
Its about a young girl, neha, who is very poor in mathematics, but in a series of illusory experiences, she becomes a great mathematician. Clients gave devi a date of birth, time of birth and birthplace, and she answered three questions about their lives. The puzzles presented in this book are by none other than the worldrenowned mathematical prodigy, shakuntala devi. Books by shakuntala devi author of super memory it can be yours. Shakuntala devi has 21 books on goodreads with 4570 ratings. The joy of numbersshakuntala devi free ebook download as pdf file. I have written a book called in the wonderland of numbers. Shakuntala devisnumbebseverything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. The number puzzle there are two numbers with the difference of 3 between them 98. The specialties of each individual number, from zero to nine, and the little mathematical tricks as shown by shakuntala devi, all combine to make the reader l. Shakuntala devi 4 november 1929 21 april 20 was an indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the human computer.
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