Gert Mittring
Encyclopedia
Gert Mittring is a German mental calculator
. He won the MSO
mental calculation gold medal in every year from 2004 to 2011. In 2004 he held 24 recognized world records for calculation. He has doctorates in psychology
and education. He solves problems through an algorithm
ic basis and is said to have been poor in math during his school years.
His first world record was calculating the 13th root of a number of one hundred digits in 13.3 seconds without support.
Mental calculator
Mental calculators are people with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation, such as multiplying large numbers or factoring large numbers...
. He won the MSO
Mind Sports Organisation
The Mind Sports Organisation is an association for promoting mental-skill games including Contract Bridge, Chess, Go, Mastermind, and Scrabble. Since 1997 it has annually organised in England a multi-sport competition, the Mind Sports Olympiad main event.The MSO was founded in conjunction with...
mental calculation gold medal in every year from 2004 to 2011. In 2004 he held 24 recognized world records for calculation. He has doctorates in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and education. He solves problems through an algorithm
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
ic basis and is said to have been poor in math during his school years.
His first world record was calculating the 13th root of a number of one hundred digits in 13.3 seconds without support.