Six Dots: The Remarkable Life and Legacy of Child Inventor Louis Braille, Illustrated

Published on Brain Pickings | Maria Popova

How a tenacious boy created one of the most life-changing inventions in human history.


Six Dots: The Remarkable Life and Legacy of Child Inventor Louis Braille, Illustrated

“Communication is health; communication is truth; communication is happiness,” Virginia Woolf wrote in contemplating the elemental human need for communication. Indeed, a life deprived of that essential sustenance of the soul, whatever form it may take, is a life of unthinkable tragedy.