Jacques Inaudi
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Jacques Inaudi was an Italian calculating prodigy.
He was born in Onorato, Piedmont, Italy. As a child he was a shepherd but showed aptitude for mental calculations. Inaudi's abilities attracted interest of showmen and he toured around the world.
French scientists like Jean-Martin Charcot
investigated his abilities, French astronomer Camille Flammarion
praised him in strong terms, and Alfred Binet
wrote a book on him. Inaudi would repeat the numbers he was given before he began his mental calculations.
He was born in Onorato, Piedmont, Italy. As a child he was a shepherd but showed aptitude for mental calculations. Inaudi's abilities attracted interest of showmen and he toured around the world.
French scientists like Jean-Martin Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as "the founder of modern neurology" and is "associated with at least 15 medical eponyms", including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
investigated his abilities, French astronomer Camille Flammarion
Camille Flammarion
Nicolas Camille Flammarion was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and several works about Spiritism and related topics. He also published the magazine...
praised him in strong terms, and Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet was a French psychologist who was the inventor of the first usable intelligence test, known at that time as the Binet test and today referred to as the IQ test. His principal goal was to identify students who needed special help in coping with the school curriculum...
wrote a book on him. Inaudi would repeat the numbers he was given before he began his mental calculations.