Shakuntala Devi - Indian Human Calculator
2023-11-04 Sat
On This Day in 1929, Shakuntala Devi, a prodigal mathematician dubbed as the 'Human Calculator' was born.She outperformed a Univac computer that took slightly more than that.
She is known for her exceptional math skills and ability to determine the day of the week for any date from the previous century.
Date of Issue: 27th December 2007
Size: 38x29 mm
Designers: Suresh Kumar
Printers: Indian Security Press
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: comb 13
Printing: Offset lithography
Face Value: 5 Indian Rupee
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