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A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that 'the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.'
Shakuntala Devi
Born: November 4, 1929
Died: April 21, 2013 (aged 83)
Bio: Shakuntala Devi in was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the "human computer". A child prodigy, her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Known for:
- Puzzles to Puzzle You (1979)
- Figuring the Joy of Numbers (1977)
- Astrology for You (2005)
- In the Wonderland of Numbers (2006)
- Awaken the genius in your child (1999)