In the list of 100 Living Geniuses: Who is Daniel Tammet?

Daniel Tammet was born in 1979. Since then, He has continued to inspire, surprise, and even fascinate all humanity. He has autism, but far from making his life difficult, autism provides him with features that will make a difference in his life.

Daniel Tammet is an individual with Savant Syndrome. In other words, he has autism and a part of his brain has been damaged due to the epilepsy attack he had as a child due to autism. However, instead of weakening his ability to learn, this situation caused him to have mental abilities that most people do not have.

Tammet, a real genius, can learn a language to a speaking level in a short time like a week. So much so that, to test this feature, he was sent to Iceland to learn Icelandic, one of the most difficult languages in the world. At the end of a week, he would have to speak Icelandic for a full hour on the country's nationally broadcast channel. Daniel Tammet passed this difficult test and proved his genius once again. The process he went through is mentioned here.

Daniel Tammet (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant. His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services magazine. His second book, Embracing the Wide Sky, was one of France's best-selling books of 2009. His third book, Thinking in Numbers, was published in 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and in 2013 by Little, Brown and Company in the United States and Canada. His books have been published in over 20 languages.

Thanks to this feature, Daniel Tammet speaks 11 languages easily. He even coined a new language, which he called "manti", meaning "pine tree" in Finnish. At the same time, his way of perceiving numbers is quite different from ours. Daniel Tammet says he sees numbers as colors and shapes. According to him, every number has a shape and color. For example; one in the form of white and light flashes, three green, four blue, 89 depicting snowfall, and the number 333 is also attractive. While performing operations in his head, he can quickly reach results according to these shapes.

He also has a European record. Namely, in 2004, he went to Oxford University and managed to recite 22 thousand 514 digits of pi in 5 and a half hours. With this success, he became known in many countries and was the subject of a documentary called "Brainman".

Daniel Tammet reflects his discomfort into his life in a positive way. His leap from success to success is more than a coincidence and is an example of real determination. Because he is also a writer. His book "He Was Born on a Blue Day" is an indication of how successful he was in the field of literature. Daniel Tammet inspired everyone by having his name included in the "100 Living Geniuses" list.