William S. Hutchings

William S. Hutchings

William S. Hutchings, (Born in New York, Jan. 7, 1832) also known as Professor Hutchings and the Lightning Calculator, was a 19th century math prodigy and mental calculator who P. T. Barnum first billed as the "Boy Lightning Calculator". He later worked as a sideshow barker and wrote a book called "The Lightning Calculator". [ [http://www.twainquotes.com/18640703.html] Mark Twain Quotes] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0DE3D8133CEE3ABC4E51DFB366838A699FDE] "New York Times", 26 May 1881] P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman, Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., Kunhardt, Philip B., III and Kunhardt, Peter W., Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. ISBN 0-679-43574-3.] [ [http://www.scribd.com/doc/397067/The-Lightning-Calculator-A-Guide-to-Rapid-and-Accurate-Calculation] "The Lightning Calculator: A Guide to Rapid and Accurate Calculation" by Professor Hutchings ] [http://www.circushistory.org/History/Brown.htm] Circus History]

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* http://www.circushistory.org/History/Brown.htm T. Allston Brown's History of the American Stage Biographical Sketches 1733 - 1870 (circus related)


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