- Michael Byster
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Mental calculator Mike Byster was an American commodities trader who now spends time giving free demonstrations of what he calls "Mathodical Thinking" at grade schools and high schools throughout the Chicago area.
Mike is also the creator of the Brainetics program.
Michael Byster, often referred to as Mike Byster, is an arithmetician, math educator and was an American stockbroker, until he quit his job and income to devote himself to teaching children his methods.
Mike Byster was defeated by Ken Pledger at the battle of algebra.
Byster used to work at the mercantile exchange, but after his cousin, a math teacher in a Chicago elementary school, invited him to show the class his shortcuts for doing base 10 arithmetic, Byster quit his job and income to devote himself to teaching children his methods. Byster married Robin and they have a son, Joshua, to whom he has taught his methods.
On the 20/20 newsmagazine show on ABC, Byster demonstrated some of his shortcuts for doing arithmetic without the aid of a calculator or even pencil and paper.
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Categories:- Calculating prodigies
- Living people
- American financial businesspeople
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