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Question: Who Invented Geometric Circle and Triangle Restroom Door Signs? The short answer: Samuel M. Genensky (1927-2009) Sam Genesky was American computer scientist best known as an inventor for devices to assist sight-impaired persons and his advocacy on behalf of the blind. In 1978 he founded the Center for the Partially Sighted, a Los Angeles facility with the mission to provide the tools and techniques that maximize the ability of partially sighted children and adults to live successful and independent lives. According to Wikipedia, Sam Genesky was also nearly blind. When Genensky was born, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had a...