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Johann Martin Zacharias Dase: The man who mentally calculated…

Johann Martin Zacharias Dase (1824-1861) was a German mental calculator. A man of excellent skill, he could calculate more extensively and rapidly than any other mental calculator known. Interestingly, while his unchallenged prowess lay in arithmetic, he had little knowledge or understanding of mathematical principles. Let’s learn more about this interesting man’s life story, contribution, ...