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Braille was invented by a Frenchman named Louis Braille from between 1821-1824. Louis was only 12 years old when he first hit upon the idea of what we know as the Braille system today. Louis Braille was born in the small town of Coupvray, near Paris, in 1809. At the age of 3, Louis became blind as a result of an accident in his father's workshop. He had injured his eye on a sharp tool. Infection set into the eye, and soon spread to the other eye, leaving Louis completely blind. Despite his handicap, Louis learned what he could in school by listening, and proved himself to be an excellent student. At the age of 10, Louis won a scholarship to the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris. There too, most of the learning was done by talking and listening. However, the school's library had a number of large books which used a raised print system invented by the school's founder, although they proved difficult to read.
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