Kim Peek was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man. He can read a book in about an hour, scanning the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye. He remembers essentially every thing he reads.
In this video Fran Peek, Kim’s father, describes what’s different about Kim’s brain at the inaugural meeting of the Anthanasius Kircher Society in New York on January 16, 2007, a Tuesday. Then, society members play “stump rain man.”
5.5 minutes. Link to Video
This 45 minute video has a lot more info about Kim Peek.
:: Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society
