Gert Mittring (born 26 May 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein.Symmetry Magazine, December 2012 He has competed in the MSO mental calculation event every year since 2004, failing to win the gold medal outright on only four occasions.Mental calculations on Mind Sports Official website http://boardability.com/game.php?id=mental_calculations He has held numerous world records for mental calculation, such as calculating the 89247th root of a 1000000 digit number.Tages-Anzeiger, 5 May 2016 He has doctorates in statistics and mathematics education, and is a member of the Intelligence Research Committee of Intertel. Mittring is said to have been poor in mathematics during his school years.The Times He has written several books on mental calculation.
References
Bredenkamp, J., Klein, K.-M., von Hayn, S. & Vaterrodt, B. (1988). Gedächtnispsychologische Untersuchungen eines Rechenkünstlers. Sprache und Kognition, 7, S. 69–83. Bredenkamp, J. (1990). Kognitionspsychologische Untersuchungen eines Rechenkünstlers. In: H. Feger (Hg.): Wissenschaft und Verantwortung. Hogrefe, Göttingen Bredenkamp, J. & Klein, K.-M. (1996). Strategien und Arbeitsgedächtnis eines Rechenkünstlers.
External links Gert Mittring's official site TV Total 2014 Deutschlands Superhirn 2016 World record root extraction 2015 World record prime number extraction 2013 MSO interview 2015