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tmnguyen
Mar 19, 2007, 12:36 PM
What is the name of the boy who at age 16 (in year 2001) recited from memory the first 7000 decimal places of the decimal expansion of PI (math. PI = 3.14... ) both backward and forward. And also please tell me where was he born?

Capuchin
Mar 19, 2007, 12:51 PM
Well I certainly can't find him. Hmmm, you don't have any more info?

tmnguyen
Mar 19, 2007, 03:52 PM
This is all I have. Thank you very much for your time anyway.

Capuchin
Mar 19, 2007, 03:58 PM
I fond someone who did it forwards and backwards but only like 2000 places and he's about 30 or something.

asterisk_man
Mar 21, 2007, 11:41 AM
G. Uday Shankar

Not sure where he was born. The article says "of Nizamabad" (India). But I'm not sure that means he was born there vs just lives there.

The Hindu : Faster than a calculator (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/05/12/stories/0212000f.htm)

(second link on Google for the search "boy 16 2001 pi decimal expansion". The first link was this page :) )

tmnguyen
Mar 21, 2007, 01:51 PM
G. Uday Shankar

I think this is the answer that I need thank you so much asterisk_man!!

tmnguyen