OT: deaf scientists

John Cowan — 2002-01-31 14:30:22

Serguey Zefirov wrote:


> What the request was? My were "famous born deaf" and "famous scientist
> born deaf", neither succeed.


Well, who is famous and who is not is more or less a matter of
chance, good publicity, etc. I searched for "deaf mathematician"
and "deaf scientist" and browsed a while. Most of them are not
pre-lingual deaf, but then most deaf people aren't in general,
especially with the reduction in childhood diseases.


> JC> And Dmitri Kanevsky, theoretical mathematician and speech researcher (!):
> JC> http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/pro/oct-nov-01/att_ibm.htm
>
> Somewhat biased because he wasn't born deaf.


But deaf before age 3 is equivalent to born deaf, as far as
language is concerned.


> But anyway, I was wrong. Nevertheless I feel right. ;)

Yes, that happens, unfortunately.

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