HISTORY - In 1815, Charles Barbier of Napoleon Bonaparte's French army developed night writing for soldiers to communicate safely at night. Several soldiers were killed on the battlefield after they lit lamps
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The creation of Braille. (A) Portrait of Charles Barbier and examples... | Download Scientific Diagram
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Fun Fact: Napoleon commissioned Captain Charles Barbier to develop a system his soldiers could use to communicate silently in the dark. It was called 'Night Writing' and was later taught to a
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