Full title: Enslaved African mental prodigy Thomas Fuller, the “Virginia Calculator” famously out-calculated standard arithmetic tools in 1780 by factoring leap years into a 70-year-old’s age in seconds right on the spot.

  • fdnomad@programming.dev
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    2 hours ago

    I don’t understand. What exactly did he calculate quickly? Why is there a calculator instead of actual 1780 arithmetic tools?

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      1 hour ago

      “How many seconds did this 70 year old live?” Is the question he answered, therefore the amount of leap years matters. Why there is a modern calculator in the picture or why is the post worded in such a weird way I don’t know