Christopher Nolan is an award-winning Irish author (born in Dublin, 1965). He developed cerebral palsy, most likely from birth complications, and writes using a special computer. His works to date are: WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Cerebral palsy or CP is the most common childhood physical disability. ...

• Dam Burst of Dreams (1981, when Nolan was 15 years old) a critically acclaimed collection of poetry that has been compared to the work of illustrious compatriots William Butler Yeats and James Joyce.
• Under the Eye of the Clock (1987) won the Whitbread Award. An autobiography told as a third-person biography, detailing his struggle with his disability, among other things.
• The Banyan Tree (1999) a novel.

Rock band U2, who attended school with Nolan, wrote their song "Miracle Drug" (from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) about him [[1]]. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... W.B. Yeats in Dublin on 24 January 1908. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (Irish name Séamas Seoighe; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Whitbread Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article may have used excessive clichés associated with rock music writing. ... Miracle Drug is a track on the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is an album by the Irish rock band U2, first released November 22, 2004. ...

Bono: "We all went to the same school and just as we were leaving, a fellow called Christopher Nolan arrived. He had been deprived of oxygen for two hours when he was born, so he was paraplegic. But his mother believed he could understand what was going on and used to teach him at home. Eventually, they discovered a drug that allowed him to move one muscle in his neck. So they attached this unicorn device to his forehead and he learned to type. And out of him came all these poems that he'd been storing up in his head. Then he put out a collection called Dam-Burst of Dreams, which won a load of awards and he went off to university and became a genius. All because of a mother's love and a medical breakthrough." This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is a British film director, writer and producer. ...