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MatheMagics

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Art Benjamin
Math Department, Harvey Mudd College

Dr. Benjamin is a professor of mathematics and a magician. He has combined his two loves to create a dynamic presentation called "Mathemagics," suitable for all audiences, where he demonstrates and explains his secrets for performing rapid mental calculations faster than a calculator. Reader's Digest calls him "America's Best Math Whiz." He has presented his high energy talk on over a thousand occasions to audiences throughout the world and has appeared on The Today Show and CNN.

Anyone outside NIST wishing to attend must be sponsored by a NIST employee and receive a visitor badge. For more information, call Kum J. Ham at 301-975-4203.

Colloquia are videotaped and available in the NIST Research Library.

 

 

Mathematics and statistics
Created October 26, 2009, Updated January 3, 2017
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