Importance To Mathematics and Blindness
As the coursework became more advanced, he found that he needed a braille code that would more effectively handle the kinds of math and science material he was tackling. Ultimately, he developed the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation in 1952. Nemeth Code has gone through 4 revisions since its initial development and continues in wide use today.
Dr. Nemeth is also responsible for the rules of MathSpeak, a system for orally communicating mathematical text. In the course of his studies, Dr. Nemeth found that he needed to make use of sighted readers to read otherwise inaccessible math texts and other materials. Likewise, he needed a method for dictating his math work and other materials for transcription into print. The conventions Dr. Nemeth developed for efficiently reading mathematical text out loud have evolved into MathSpeak.
Dr. Nemeth was instrumental in the development of the Unified English Braille Code though he eventually parted ways with others developing the code and is currently working on a parallel effort which he calls the Universal Braille System.
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