Remembering the ‘Human Computer’ #ShakuntalaDevi on her death anniversary. 🔹An Indian author & mental calculator who entered into the Guiness Book of World Records for fastest human computation 🔹Through her feats, she made learning #Maths as thrilling as magic Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India All India Radio News DDNewsLive | Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

Shakuntala Devi, India’s foremost female mathematician, was renowned for her superfast mental calculations. Also called “The Human Computer”, her achievements are often used as an example to highlight women in the STEM fields. In 1977, she famously found the 23rd root for a 201-digit number in 50 seconds. A few years later, in 1980, Shakuntala Devi was named in the Guinness Book of Records for the “Fastest Human Computation”. But mathematics was not her only love. She had diverse interests that