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Willem Klein: биография, достижения и непреходящее наследие

Willem Klein (4 December 1912 – 1 August 1986), also known as Wim Klein or under his stage names Pascal and Willy Wortel, was a Dutch mental calculator, famous for ability to perform very complicated calculations in his head very fast. On 27 August 1976, he calculated the 73rd root of a 500-digit number in 2 minutes and 43 seconds. This feat was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records.

In 1986, Klein was killed with a knife attack within his home in Amsterdam. A suspect was arrested, but he was released due to insufficient evidence. Klein's murder remains unsolved.

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The influence of Willem Klein extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped human knowledge and progress, and his achievements and contributions remain foundational to this day.

Though he passed away in 1986, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.

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