A video of "human calculator" Shakuntala Devi solving complex mathematical equations within seconds.
In 1982, she was awarded the Guinness World Record for fastest human computation. She was assigned a multiplication problem with two random numbers of 13 digits each (7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779) and gave the correct answer (18,947,668,177,995,426,462,773,730) in 28 seconds.
She travelled to several countries for the purpose of having her talents studied. In 1988, her abilities were tested by Arthur Jenson, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Problems given to her included calculating the cube root of 61,629,875 and the seventh root of 170,859,375. Jensen reported that Devi came up with the solutions (395 and 15) before he could write them down in his notebook.
Before all that, in 1977, at Southern Methodist University, she gave the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds. Her answer (546,372,891) was confirmed by calculations done by the UNIVAC 1101 computer, for which a special program had to be written to perform such a large calculation. The computer took longer to solve the problem than Devi did.
Oh, also, in 1979, she wrote the earliest book about homosexuality in India.
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Ivan and Arthur sat through one of the monthly meetings where they had to come to HQ with everything they had observed the last months, it was also time to show the highlight reel of cute pictures of Eleanor. Though that was usually last on the agenda. It could be worse really, the weekly ones were by phone so they didn’t have to travel so far every week; their lives were hectic enough as is, who knew four kids could have so many after school and weekend activities.
Yoa droned on about them finding time to check somewhere on the other side of town for some secret drop off location they thought Lukawitz might be using. All three seemed relieved when there was a knock on the door; Yoa telling whoever it was to come in. His secretary appeared rattling on about some paperwork that needed to be signed and then sent to another branch of government. The agency sat on a fine line, though technically they were under the UN, for international clearance reasons, they worked most closely with the UK government, most of their agents being based there.
“Thank you.” Yoa looked over the paperwork, pretty routine things that just needed to be signed off on. Reports to the MI5 to make sure the agency wasn’t doing anything that could put Britain in the middle of anything too big. One overall report was written every six months, specific instances being investigated as needed. “I’ll take it to Devi myself”
This made Ivan and Arthur both stop, Yoa was high up, higher than even either of them. He didn’t take such routine reports directly to people. They were people to do that for him, tons of them. There were only two reasons for Yoa hand delivering them; something bigger was going on, or there was someone he needed–or wanted–to talk to.
“Why are you taking it?” Ivan voiced it before Arthur could,
“Waste of time isn’t it?” Arthur choroused, honestly both of them just wanted to avoid going back to the conversation at hand. It was dull and could be an email just as easily.
“No, not really, I don’t have much-”
The door opened again, Erzsébet standing there as if she had been listening the whole time: “He wants to see a certain Mr. Neeraj Devi,” before Arthur and Ivan could ask who that was Erzsí filled in the blanks, “He’s like the MI5 counterpart of Yoa, just way more interesting and hotter.” she sat down in the last empty chair, “Yoa has got a crush on him”
Yoa sighed, Ii’m almost fifty years old. I don't have crushes.” he looked at the pile of paperwork to be signed, “and don’t you have work to do, Dr. Héderváry?”
“Oooo titles, am I in trouble?” Despite the feigned fear in her voice she didn’t leave the room, or even get up from the chair. If anything she made herself more comfortable.
“Who is Neeraj Devi?” Arthur voiced again louder, now wanting to know more about the person that had taken the sights of the ever single Wang Yoa.
Erzsébet opened her mouth but was cut off, by her now very annoyed boss. “He’s my counterpart at MI5, in charge of a department like ours. I enjoy talking to him so I take the papers personally”
She covered her mouth blocking from Yoa mouthing to Ivan and Arthur “and he has a crush on him”
“I saw that Erzsébet” he sighed, scribbling something onto the paper, “You can go now. I’ll send you the rest of the notes”
“No no” Ivan leaned back in his chair, though everyone in the room winced a bit at the creak it made under his weight. “I want to hear more about him”
“It’s nothing” Yoa sounded more defensive the more they asked. “Even if I was interested in him it’s not like we could”
“You can actually.” Erzsébet had done a lot of research into the rules on dating people outside of the agency, sure she was breaking it anyway with Roderich but at least she knew which rules she was breaking. “If they work for a government institute that has general knowledge of the agency it’s allowed.”
Yoa grumbled something as she continued on saying he was just being a coward who instead of asking him out was making excuses to do errands below his pay grade to see him.
“And if you were to have a crush on him,”
“Adults don’t have crushes”
Arthur rolled his eyes heavily, “Fine, you were to have interest in him. How would you ask him out?”
“This isn’t–”
“C’monnnnn” Erzsí whined, “Humor us”
“I don’t know, probably just for a few drinks, maybe at the horse and guardsmen” Despite how casual he tried to make it sound this answer had clearly been thought about. Points towards Erzsébet’s insistence he had a crush.
“See! All worked out,” she was out of her chair and half pulling Yoa out of his chair, “Now take him those reports, and ask him if he would like to go out tonight! That’s an order”
He huffed, trying to ignore Ivan and Arthur both attempting to hold in their laughter at the situation; “I hold seniority”
“Actually as of section 18, clause B since I have a doctorate if we’re in my area of expertise I hold seniority over all of you.”
“Isn’t your degree in International relations?”
“Political theory, International relations, human rights, and matchmaking” She said it very flatly as if she were completely serious about the last bit, Ivan snorted though thoroughly tickled by the joke. Arthur shook his head trying to comprehend how much schooling he remembered Erzsí telling him she had done, not to mention how she brushed it off even to the point of asking for people to call her Miss Erzsí over Dr. Héderváry (except for if she didn’t like you; then God help you if you don’t call her Dr. Héderváry).
Yoa huffed, “I have to take him the reports either way…” he watched Erzsí who had now taken to pouting to get him to do what she wanted. “And i suppose I’ll ask if he wants to go out for a drink, as friends” he tacked on to the end though it clearly pleased her enough.
He left his office with the reports, making them promise to not make a mess of his office before leaving;
“Matchmaking?” Arthur inquired,
“Best in the business,” she smirked looking at Ivan and Arthur “I came up with the arrangement for you two and that has worked out quite well”
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1730s Close out, for a while (from top to bottom) -
ca. 1735 Elisabetta Algarotti Dandolo by Rosalba Carriera (location ?). From pinterest.com/source/karoline-von-manderscheid.tumblr.com/ 1034X1341.
ca. 1735 Probably Maria Clementina Sobieska by Pier Leone (Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie - Warszawa, Poland). From Google Art Project via Wikimedia; fixed spots w Pshop 2251X3000.
ca. 1735/1740 Lady Mary Bellings-Arundell, Baroness Arundell of Wardour (1716–1769) by Enoch Seeman the Younger (Oxburgh Hall - Oxburgh, near Swffham, Norfolk, UK). From Wikimedia 943X1200.
ca. 1737 Maria Josepha of Austria by Louis de Silvestre (Stadtgeschichtliches Museum - Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany) From Google Art Project via liveinternet.ru/users/marylai/post292168318/ 2345X300.
ca. 1738 Princess Amellia of Great Britain by Jean Baptiste van Loo (auctioned by Sotheby's). Probably from Wikimedia; fixed spots & cracks w Pshop 1308X1713.
ca. 1739 Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern by Antoine Pesne (Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten - specific location ?). From Wikimedia; fixed spots w Pshop 2431X3322.
ca. 1739 Lady by Herman van der Mijn (location ?). From tumblr.com/jeannepompadour 642X792.
ca. 1739-1740 Woman Standing in a Garden by Arthur Devis (location ?). From history-of-fashion.tumblr.com/post/123799742529/ab-1739-1740-arthur-devis-portrait-of-a-woman via pinterest.com/amisiak1193/stroje-damskie-1700-1800/; fit to screen 1980X2870.
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