Here are some other people who survived despite all odds Phineas Gage In 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage was impaled by a 3.5-foot, 13-pound rod he was using to pack a hole with explosives.

In chapter 1, “The Bad Language Brain: Neuroscience and Swearing,” author Emma Byrne sets the scene for her book by telling the story of the hapless and potty-mouthed Phineas Gage. The measles virus ...

A well-documented example of brain damage is of Phineas Gage, who in 1848 had a serious accident whilst laying railway tracks and an iron rod went through his skull. Phineas survived the accident ...