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Synopsis
From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today's lifelike approximations, prosthetic devices reveal the extent to which the evolution and design of technologies of the body are intertwined with both the practical and subjective needs of human beings.
The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change...
About the Author
Katherine Ott is a curator of Science, Medicine, and Society at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, which houses the largest collection of medical artifacts in the U.S.
Review
"These essays are valuable first forays into the history of prosthetics."
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- PublisherNYU Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0814762433
- ISBN 13 9780814762431
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages366
- EditorOtt Katherine
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