Dominic O'Brien
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Dominic O'Brien (Saturday, August 10, 1957-) is a British mnemonist and an author of memory related books. He is the eight times world memory champion and currently works as a trainer for Peak Performance Training. He began developing the mnemonic techniques that have made him famous when he saw Creighton Carvello memorize a pack of 52 playing cards in under 3 minutes. Additionally, he has written many books about memorization techniques such as ‘How to Develop a Perfect Memory’, ‘Quantum Memory Power’, ‘Super Memory Power’, ‘Learn to Remember’, ‘How to Pass Exams’, ‘The Winning Hand’ and ‘The Amazing Memory Box’. He often travels, giving lectures, and is often seen on television programmes such as The Human Body[1].
Dominic O'Brien has an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for memorising and recalling, with 8 errors, 54 shuffled packs of playing cards.
