About the Author
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What is the Authors Name?

Daniel Tammet

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The author was born on a Wednesday. How did he remember what day he was born on?

"I know it was Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind"

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What number is "tall and lanky"

117

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What is the Authors favorite kind of calculation?

Power Multiplication

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Where is the Author From?

London, England

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How can the author recognize Prime Numbers?

"by their pebble-like quality"

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Define Immensity

the extremely large size, scale, or extent of something.


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Define Symmetrical

Two halves which are exactly the same

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How Many Books Did The Author Publish?

4

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How many grams of porridge does the author eat for breakfast?

45 grams

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The most famous case of Synesthesia was written in the 1920 about who? What was the name of the book?

Shereshevsky. "The Mind of a Mnemonist"

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What kind of calculation does the author see as a "Spiral"?

Division

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What Documentary Was the Author Featured In?

Extraordinary People: The Boy With the Incredible Brain

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The author says numbers have personality. Which numbers are BIG to him?

23, 667, 1,176

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Who is the leading reasercher of Savant Syndrom?

Dr. Darold Treffert

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How does the author see Power Multiplication in his mind?

"As a large circle composed of smaller circles running clockwise from the top around"
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What Condition Was The Author Diagnosed With?

High Functioning Autistic Savant Syndrome

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The author says he is shy and quiet, just like what number?

4

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What is Savant Syndrome?

Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which persons with various developmental disorders, including autistic disorder, have an amazing ability and talent

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When doing Multiplication the author sees 3 shapes. What does the third shape represent?

"The solution to the sum" aka the answer

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