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Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the "human computer". A child prodigy, her talents eventually earned her a place in the 1982 edition of ''The Guinness Book of World Records''.〔〔〔 As a writer, Devi wrote a number of books, including novels as well as texts about mathematics, puzzles, and astrology. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India; it treated homosexuality in an understanding light and is considered pioneering. == Life and career == === Early life === Shakuntala Devi was born in Bengaluru, India,〔〔 to an orthodox Kannada Brahmin family. Her father rebelled against becoming a temple priest〔〔 and instead joined a circus where he worked as a trapeze artist, lion tamer, tightrope walker and magician.〔〔〔 He discovered his daughter's ability to memorise numbers while teaching her a card trick when she was about three years old.〔〔〔 Her father left the circus and took her on road shows that displayed her ability at calculation.〔 She did this without any formal education.〔〔 By the age of six she demonstrated her calculation and memorisation abilities at the University of Mysore.〔〔 In 1944, Devi moved to London with her father. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shakuntala Devi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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