• DocumentCode
    1120650
  • Title

    Blind visionary - [engineering heritage]

  • Author

    Herron, Mick

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    84
  • Lastpage
    85
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the life story of Louis Braille who at the age of 15 devised the six-dot reading technology that is the standard method of reading and writing for blind people to this very day.
  • Keywords
    handicapped aids; Braille; blind people; six-dot reading technology; writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    5137783