[Requiem]

I recall watching a TV show about this fellow and being completely fascinated. His father was quite amazing too.

http://www.nytimes.c...t-Rain-Man.html

[Master of AFTER]

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In his later years, Peek was classified as a "mega-savant" who was a genius in about 15 different subjects, from history and literature and geography to numbers, sports, music and dates. But his motor skills were limited; he couldn't perform some simple tasks like dressing himself.

It seems as though God designs people using a Dungeons and Dragons-esque attribute point allocation system, and not everybody winds up with a balanced character sheet.

I've never seen Rain Man, though I am familiar with the film and the character that Dustin Hoffman plays. I had no idea the character was largely based on a real person... This Kim Peek does indeed sound like he was quite a fascinating man. It's a shame about this death. Fifty-eight isn't exactly young, but it isn't what I'd call a ripe old age either.