The most interesting bit for me is that "he deciphered the Mayan script when he learned that the world scientific community considered it impossible."<p>This part is sadly very common in all sciences: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Knorozov#Critical_reactions_to_his_work" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Knorozov#Critical_reactio...</a>