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From The New York Times]:
Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013) was best known as “the human computer” for her ability to perform lengthy calculations in her head, swiftly. In 1977, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she extracted the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds. It took a Univac computer 62 seconds to do the same. Also, in 1977, she wrote “The World of Homosexuals,” which featured her research findings, including interviews with same-sex couples in India and abroad.
1. Devi holds the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Human Computation”
2. She was an ally of L.G.B.T.Q. people.
3. She applied her mathematical strength to a pursuit of astrology.
4. She wrote a novel.
5. She once tried to forge a path into politics.
- Priya Arora (The New York Times])

Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes (née Martha Euphemia Lofton) was born September 11, 1890. She is the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. degree in mathematics. She earned her Bachelor’s from Smith College in 1914 and her Master’s degree in Education in 1930 from University of Chicago. She found the education department at Miner Teacher College in Washington D.C. Miner Teachers College was an institution dedicated to the training of African-American teachers. Euphemia continued her graduate studies in mathematics and was awarded her doctorate degree in mathematics from Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1943. Committed to her Catholic faith, she was dedicated to community service and public education. She served on a number of boards and was a member of the NAACP and of the American Association of University Women. In 1959, Pope John XXIII awarded her the Papal decoration of honor, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. In 2018, the Euphemia Lofton Haynes Award was established in her honor for junior mathematics majors showing academic excellence in their study of mathematics. (photo credit: ; credit & )