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EURICA. 1969
INDIAN PHENOMENON
A lot of scientists in the World broking heads by riddles anusual possibilityes of some peoples.
Motherland of miracles and mystics India has present to scientists one more riddle: young woman with name Shakuntala Devi solve the most complex arithmetical problems with the lightning speed and absolute accuracy.
The most complex mathematical problem, with which Shakuntala meet, was so-called "Factorial 73". Problem is conclude in multipluing all numbers in consequent row from one to 73. On solving "factorial 73" Shakuntala took the only two minutes.
Strikes memory of Shakuntala Devi - she memorize problems, solved her two years ago.
Mathematical talent was finded on Shakuntala in infancy, when her peers hardly distinguished one digit from the another. Present time Shakuntala solve only arifmetical problems and have like opponents only calculating machines.
During TV show in New York Shakuntala compete on speed solving arithmetical problems with most modern computing machine and solved problem on 6 seconds faster. On Sidney she solved problems on some of seconds before task move throw electronic brain of counting device.
Besides, Shakuntala Devi possesses an amazing ability instantly calls any days of the calendar. Ask her what weekday was January 22 1921, and she, without conceiving, will give a faithfull answer.
Shakuntala Devi have no any education. Circumstances do not give her possibility regularly visit school.
Comments from Oleg Stepanov.
This is very old article from scientific-popular every years magazine.
Looks like here mistake of translating - Devi made not factorial, but extracting 73 root.