CAN DO ANY SUM
Boy of Five’s Feats A live-year-old boy, the son of a bootmaker, is astounding professors of mathematics and scientists in Zagreb. His name is Meho Focic. He lias not yet learned to read or write, but, it is claimed, he can solve in his head the most difficult mathematical problems. “He can multiply or divide sixfigure numbers, find their square root and perforin other such feats —all in a few seconds and always correctly. Though he has been “cross-examined” by many teachers and learned men, Meho has never failed, it is stated. Meho is otherwise normal. A mathematician watching him playing with his toys said: “Meho, I am 51 years old to-day. How many days have I been living already?” Without interrupting his play for a moment, the boy gave the correct answer—and allowed for leap y eat days.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 261, 31 July 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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143CAN DO ANY SUM Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 261, 31 July 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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