Was Thomas Edison's Deafness a Gift in Disguise?
Thomas Edison was completely deaf in his left ear and 80% deaf in his right ear. He said this allowed him to read with total concentration.
"I started, it now seems to me, with the first book on the bottom shelf and I went through the lot, one by one. I didn't read books. I read the library."
"There were no great specialists, I presume, in that region at the time, but I had doctors. They could do nothing for me. I have been deaf ever since and the fact that I am getting deafer constantly, they tell me, doesn’t bother me. I have been deaf enough for many years to know the worst, and my deafness has not been a handicap but a help to me."
Thomas Edison is considered by many as the greatest inventor of all time.
Quotes found here:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-medical-mystery-that-helped-make-thomas-edison-an-inventor
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