After Rain Man, Peek traveled the world as "the real Rain Man," amazing audiences and visitors with his ability to recall dates and facts deep into history. He memorized every road, place and distance on maps. Sing a tune, and he'd name the composer, the composer's birth date and the circumstances surrounding the composition of the piece. He reportedly memorized almost every word in thousands of books.

在《雨人》这部片子之后,Peek作为真正的雨人环游世界,用他唤起历史深处的事实和日期的能力震惊了观众和来访者。他能记住地图上的每一条路、每一个地方和每一段距离。随便哼一段曲调,他能说出作曲者的名字、生日和作曲时的周边环境。据报告,他能记住上千本书中的每一个词。

In 1984, Peek met screenwriter Barry Morrow, who was so inspired by the savant he wrote Rain Man, a film about a man with similar characteristics. The film won four Academy Awards, including a Best Actor Oscar for Dustin Hoffman, who played the character based on Peek. Peek later traveled with an Oscar statuette.

1984年,Peek遇到了编剧Barry Morrow,Barry就是在Peek身上得到了灵感写出了《雨人》,片中人物和Peek的特点很相似,这部影片拿到了四个奥斯卡奖,扮演根据Peek塑造的人物的达斯汀·霍夫曼拿到了最佳男演员奖。后来,Peek和一个奥斯卡小金人一起继续环游。

Christensen considers Peek unique among savants. Most, he says, have had a single remarkable skill, such as music or mathematics or mechanics.

Christensen 认为Peek在博学的人中也是独一无二的。他说大部分人只有一种突出的才能,比如音乐或者数学或者机械。

"In comparison, Kim could do almost anything," Christensen says.

“比较起来,Kim能做任何事情。”

In a German documentary, Peek is shown with a group of American students who test his memory. Their teacher tells him she was born on Aug. 5, 1947.

在德国的一个纪录片中,Peek和一群测试他记忆力的美国学生一同出现,他们的老师告诉他自己出生于1947年8月5日。

"It was a Tuesday," Peek responds. "And this year, it's a Friday. And you retire in 2012 on a Sunday." He's then asked the name of the film winning the Academy Award for Best Picture when the teacher was 15. "Lawrence of Arabia," Kim says, without hesitation. "That's right!" the teacher replies.

Peek回答说,“那是个周二,今年的8月5日是星期五,你会在2012年退休,那年的8月5日是星期天。”然后他又被问到在老师15岁那年获得奥斯卡最佳电影的是哪部片子,他毫不迟疑的说“《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》”,老师回答说,“太对了!”

Peek and his father, Fran, used Kim's notoriety to campaign for the disabled. They produced a book called The Life and Message of the Real Rain Man.

Peek和他的爸爸Fran利用Peek的名声为残疾人发起了一场活动,他们写了一本书叫真实的雨人的生活和消息。

"I think it'll be a long time before we have another Kim," Christensen says. "I don't think there has been anyone like Kim in recorded history."

Christensen说,“我觉得再有一个 Kim 需要很长时间,有史以来就没有过这样的人”。