Born in India in 1929, Devi grew up in an impoverished family. As recounted in the Hindi-language film Shakuntala Devi, available with subtitles on Amazon Prime, she could make complex mental ...

A century since Werner Heisenberg changed the course of physics, five of the world's leading physicists examine the greatest achievements of quantum mechanics and look forward to the next 100 ...

Shakuntala Devi, the modern-day great, holds the record for extracting the 23rd root faster than the Univac computer. The computer took 62 seconds, but Devi managed the same in 50 seconds.

Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013) was best known as “the human computer” for her ability to perform lengthy calculations in her head, swiftly. One example of this, described in her New York Times ...

Citing the occasion of World Mathematics Day, Vidya Balan released a motion poster of Shakuntala Devi biopic on Tuesday. The first look of the movie released on September 16. Vidya Balan was ...

Vidya Balan will now be seen playing the titular role in the upcoming Shakuntala Devi biopic. Vidya revealed on her social media handles that she wrapped up the shooting schedule of the biopic ...