Flowers for Algernon (1965) [pdf]
Ted Chiang wrote a short story inspired by Flowers for Algernon (&quot;Understand&quot;) that explores what might happen if a guy just never stopped getting smarter: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20140527121332&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.infinityplus.co.uk&#x2F;stories&#x2F;under.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20140527121332&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.infini...</a><p>I love Flowers for Algernon, but Understand is my favorite short story of all time.