I am not sure if you recognize these two individuals but if you do congratulations! If you dont get familiar with them. On the left is Albert Einstein one of the most influential individuals in history. On the right is Alexander Graham Bell. What do these two gentlemen have in common other than having knowledge that preceded their generation? Well, they both had disabilities, specifically dyslexia. Einstein who was a Mathematician/Physicist had a learning disability and did not speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing math in school. It was also very hard for him to express himself through writing. Being one of the greatest minds of his century. Einstein was known to suffer from dyslexia mainly because of his bad memory and his constant failure to memorize the simplest of things. He would not remember the months in the year yet he would succeed in solving some of the most complicated mathematical formulas of the time without any trouble. He may have never learned how to properly tie his shoelaces but his scientific contributions and theories still have a major effect on all of todays current knowledge of science. Bell also suffered from dyslexia. Bell was well known as the inventor of the telephone. As it turns out he was actually attempting to find a way that could make deaf people hear. His mother was slowly becoming deaf when he was only 12 years old making him extremely sensitive to disabilities. Once older he was constantly seeking a way to cure them through technology. His own dyslexia caused him problems at school, but he always kept his interest for science, especially biology. He would show a great indifference for everything else and would have poor grades. Today Alexander Graham Bell is also well known as one of the founders of the National Geographic society. As history shows, even some of the worlds greatest minds suffer from disabilities and obstacles. Yet they still strived and pushed forward to achieve their goals and dreams. Nothing is out of reach as long as you try!
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:30:01 +0000
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