Top 10 Women Mathematicians Who Changed the World of Mathematics (Remaining 5)
6. Shakuntala Devi — The Human Computer: Shakuntala Devi was an extraordinary Indian mathematician who became globally famous as the "Human Computer" for her incredible mental calculation abilities. Born on November 4, 1929 , in Bangalore, Karnataka. Shakuntala Devi came from a humble background. Her father, C.V. Sundararaja Rao, worked as a circus performer - a trapeze artist, lion tamer, tightrope walker, and magician. The discovery of her mathematical genius happened by pure chance when she was just three years old. By age six, Shakuntala Devi was already performing at prestigious institutions like the University of Mysore, solving complex arithmetic problems without any formal education. She could handle numbers ranging from 13 to 200 digits, calculating square roots, cube roots, and performing multiplication and division with lightning speed.Despite her family's financial struggles, which prevented her from receiving formal schooling (she attended only three months ...