An Enslaved Genius And His Extraordinary Mathematical Abilities

He was a walking human calculator

Thomas Fuller (Sketch); Source: African American Registry

Thomas Fuller, also known as the “Virginia Calculator” or “Negro Tom”, was born in 1710. He was born in Africa, somewehere between the present-day Liberia and Benin. In 1724 and at the age of 14, Fuller was sold into slavery. He was enslaved and shipped to America where he eventually became the legal…