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Sir Harold Ridley and His Fight for Sight

A modern-day story that parallels the fictional development of Rearden Metal. First, they ridiculed Sir Harold Ridley, an ocular pathologist, for his revolutionary invention, an intraocular plastic lens to replace cataracts. Then they petitioned the FDA to outlaw his invention. Finally they accepted it. Imagine this plot for a novel: A brilliant eye surgeon performs […]