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Wim Klein at his last 'calculating farewell show' in front of the students

Wim Klein lors de sa dernière présentation devant des étudiants

Before electronic computers were widely available at CERN, a Dutchman called Willem "Wim" Klein performed astonishing feats of mental arithmetic to help colleagues with their calculations. Klein, who through his long career became known as "The Human Computer".

  • Date: 10 Dec 1976
  • 22 photos
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Original reference:10 Dec 1976
Related links:Related album
Wikipedia, Willem Klein
CERN Courier : 16 (1976) , no. 12, pp. 440
Wikipedia, Hans Eberstark
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