began to read voraciously on all subjects. Carson continued to amaze his classmates with his newfound knowledge and within a year he was at the top of his class. After graduating with honors from his high school, he attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in Psychology. From Yale, Ben went to the Medical School of the University of Michigan, where his interest shifted from psychiatry to neurosurgery. His excellent hand-eye coordination and three-dimensional reasoning skills made him a superior surgeon. After medical school he became a neurosurgeon resident at the world-famous Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. At age 32, he became the hospital's Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery...