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There is also the even older sci fi story "Understand" by Ted Chiang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understand_(story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understand

• pmoriarty 10y ago
  There's an older one than that, whose name escapes me for the moment, but it features a man eating a sandwich that makes him smarter. There's also the classic "Flowers for Algernon" from 1958.[1] I'd strongly recommend reading the short story (and avoid the book, unless you want to witness the ruining of a great story that was best left alone). [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_algernon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_algernon