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Jakow Trachtenberg

Born

in Odessa, Ukraine

June 17, 1888

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The late Jakow Trachtenberg, founder of the Mathematical Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, and originator of the startling new system of arithmetic, was of firm opinion that everyone comes into the world with 'phenomenal calculation possibilities.'

Trachtenberg married Countess Alice, a member of the [German] aristocracy. An outspoken pacifist, Trachtenberg wrote Das Friedensministerium, a widely read work, which brought him the plaudits of such statesmen as Roosevelt, Masaryk, and Van Zeeland.

Trachtenberg, a brilliant engineer with an ingenious mind, originated his system of simplified mathematics while spending years in Hitler's concentration camps as a political prisoner.

Trachtenberg died in 1953. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 283 ratings · 21 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics 4.08 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 1960 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics: The revolutionary new method for high-speed multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and square root by Jakow Trachtenberg, Rudolf McShane (Editor), Ann Cutler (Translator) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gegen Das Braunbuch 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DAS ATTENTAT AUF DEN DEUTSCHEN BOTSCHAFTER IN MOSKAU 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics by Ann Cutler (Translator), Jakow Trachtenberg, Rudolph McShane (Adapter) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trachtenberg: The Speed System of Basic Mathematics by Ann Cutler, Jakow Trachtenberg, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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