Nemeth Braille
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The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics is a Braille code for encoding mathematical and scientific notation linearly using standard six-dot Braille cells for tactile reading by the visually impaired. The code was developed by Abraham Nemeth
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The Nemeth Braille Code is an example of a compact human-readable markup language
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Abraham Nemeth
Abraham Nemeth is an American mathematician and inventor. He is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:...
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The Nemeth Braille Code is an example of a compact human-readable markup language
Markup language
A markup language is a modern system for annotating a text in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from that text. The idea and terminology evolved from the "marking up" of manuscripts, i.e. the revision instructions by editors, traditionally written with a blue pencil on authors' manuscripts...
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External links
- An Introduction to the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics
- National Braille Press sells Nemeth Reference Sheets in both print and braille
- Nemeth Code reference sheets for algebra in both PDF and Braille ASCII
- Online version of The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation (1972)
- Simple alternative to Nemeth Braille developed by non-sighted physicist