GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The system for writing by blind people was invented by
A
Dr. Charles H. Townes
B
Louis Braille
C
Henry Bacquerel
D
Sir J.A. Fleming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When he was 15, he invented a universal system for reading and writing to be used by people who are blind or visually impaired that now bears his name. He published the first Braille book, Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them, in 1829, at age 20.

Detailed explanation-2: -Braille is not a language. It is a tactile code enabling blind and visually impaired people to read and write by touch, with various combinations of raised dots representing the alphabet, words, punctuation and numbers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Braille was developed by Louis Braille in 1824.

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