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Mental calculators

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Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)

Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)

John von Neumann

Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Indian mathematician (1887–1920)

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805-1865)

Shakuntala Devi

Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013)

British writer, mathematician, essayist and autistic savant

Jakow Trachtenberg

Russian mathematician (1888–1951)

Alexander Aitken

New Zealand mathematician (1895-1967)

Anne-Marie Imafidon

British-Nigerian child prodigy and STEM activist (born 1990)

German mental calculator

mental calculator

person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation

Truman Henry Safford

American astronomer (1836-1901)

American mental calculator

Arthur T. Benjamin

American mathematician

German mental calculator

American mental calculator (1804–1840)

mental calculator

Dutch mental calculator (1912–1986)

Priyanshi Somani

Indian mental calculator

Tathagat Avatar Tulsi

Indian physicist

Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas

Peruvian calculating prodigy

British mnemonist

Italian calculating prodigy (1867-1950)

George Parker Bidder

British engineer and calculating prodigy

Robert Fountain

British mental calculator

German mental calculator

Hypercalculia is a specific developmental condition characterized by a mathematical calculation ability that is significantly superior to the individual's general learning ability and school attainment in mathematics. It is often associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and savant syndrome. Neuroimaging studies have suggested biological correlates for the condition; for instance, a 2002 neuroimaging study of a child with hypercalculia observed greater brain volume in the right temporal lobe. Serial SPECT scans have also indicated hyperperfusion over right parietal areas during the perfor

Alberto Coto García

Spanish mental calculator

Scott Flansburg

American mental calculator

Cuban mathematician

American mathematician