Modern Marvels - Prosthetics

Seizoen: 4 - Aflevering: 5 / 67 - Eerst uitgezonden: 23 november 1998 - Episode ID: 182457

From the earliest recorded account of an amputation and subsequent prosthesis in ancient Hindu writings, to a 16th-century fully articulated artificial hand controlled by an intricate geared mechanism, to today's use of plastics and space-age materials, we chronicle the long history of prosthetic devices.