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Ms. Devi calculated the 23rd root of a 201 digit number
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Shakuntala Devi

Ms. Devi calculated the23rd root of a 201 digit number Faster than the fastest...

Ms. Devi calculated the
23rd root of a 201 digit number Faster than the fastest computer,
the UNIVAC!

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Ms. Devi calculated the 23rd root of a 201 digit number
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Faster than the fastest computer, the UNIVAC!
Duration
8 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:42
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
biography, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.
This is the largest mental multiplication ever done - Shakuntala Devi 00:07
This is the largest mental multiplication ever done
I think Ms. Devi just made it to the Guinness Book of World Records! - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
I think Ms. Devi just made it to the Guinness Book of World ...
Ms. Devi, your rather unexceptional reaction times - Shakuntala Devi 00:07
Ms. Devi, your rather unexceptional reaction times
Which were compared with the mean RTs of adults on the same tests - Shakuntala Devi 00:23
Which were compared with the mean RTs of adults on the same ...
We cannot really explain how exactly you do it, Ms. Devi. - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
We cannot really explain how exactly you do it, Ms. Devi.
It's impossible to decipher the great Shakuntala Devi. - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
It's impossible to decipher the great Shakuntala Devi.
Your daughter just spoke her first word... Daddy! - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
Your daughter just spoke her first word... Daddy!
She runs around the house in them, chanting "Daddy, Daddy!" - Shakuntala Devi 00:06
She runs around the house in them, chanting "Daddy, Dad...
If you were a world famous mathematician - Shakuntala Devi 00:06
If you were a world famous mathematician
Not just you, the whole world would expect me - Shakuntala Devi 00:06
Not just you, the whole world would expect me
I've always supported you and your career! - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
I've always supported you and your career!
I've taken care of Anu when you haven't been around! - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
I've taken care of Anu when you haven't been aroun...
Wow. You deserve a Nobel prize for taking care of your own daughter! - Shakuntala Devi 00:06
Wow. You deserve a Nobel prize for taking care of your own d...
Like you get prizes for abandoning your daughter? - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
Like you get prizes for abandoning your daughter?
I'm sorry. I said those things in anger. - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
I'm sorry. I said those things in anger.
Not a suitcase to be dragged city to city. - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
Not a suitcase to be dragged city to city.
I'll be the world's best mother! - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
I'll be the world's best mother!
London is nothing like the descriptions in storybooks. - Shakuntala Devi 00:04
London is nothing like the descriptions in storybooks.
So the first two digits of the answer will be the first digit. - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
So the first two digits of the answer will be the first digi...
And the last two digits of the answer will be the last digit. - Shakuntala Devi 00:05
And the last two digits of the answer will be the last digit...