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Introduction • I’m going to present you Truman Henry Safford. A child mathematical prodigy Introduction • I’m going to present you Truman Henry Safford. A child mathematical prodigy known as "the Vermont boy-calculator, " he performed remarkable feats of computation, often jerking and muttering as his mind raced. In later life he was an observatory director.

Let’s start with the story of his childhood. He was born in Royalton, Vermont, Let’s start with the story of his childhood. He was born in Royalton, Vermont, US, on 6 January 1836. At an early age he attracted public attention by his remarkable calculation powers.

At the age of nine, a local priest asked him to multiply 365, 365, At the age of nine, a local priest asked him to multiply 365, 365, 365 by itself. In less than a minute he gave the correct answer of 133, 491, 850, 208, 566, 925, 016, 658, 299, 941, 583, 225 with no paper. At around this age he also developed a new rule for calculating the moon's risings and settings, taking one-quarter of the time of the existing method.

He entered Harvard College in 1852 and, at the age of 18, graduated with He entered Harvard College in 1852 and, at the age of 18, graduated with honors two years later.

Safford’s primary research interests at the Dearborn Observatory were the positions, motions, and orbits Safford’s primary research interests at the Dearborn Observatory were the positions, motions, and orbits of stars. He discovered several nebulae and participated in the Astronomische Gesellschaft’s cooperative star mapping project.

Legacy The Safford Fund for Williams College student researchers was created by his descendants Legacy The Safford Fund for Williams College student researchers was created by his descendants to honor him. A portrait of him as a child prodigy hangs in the Hopkins Observatory's Mehlin Museum of Astronomy, adjacent to the Milham Planetarium. His natural calculating abilities seemed to wane with age.

Unlike many other calculating prodigies, Safford did not give public exhibitions. He went to Unlike many other calculating prodigies, Safford did not give public exhibitions. He went to college and studied astronomy.

He became the second director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, the oldest He became the second director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States. He served as director of the Observatory until his death.

Harvard Observatory with 15 Harvard Observatory with 15" Refractor

Dearborn Observatory (Chicago) and 18. 5 Dearborn Observatory (Chicago) and 18. 5" Refractor

In 1894 he had a stroke. He died on 13 June 1901 at 112 In 1894 he had a stroke. He died on 13 June 1901 at 112 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey where he was living with his son.