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Prosthetics

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.

Aired: Dec 28, 1998 Genre: DocumentaryCreated By: Bruce NashDuration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media

Episodes

01: Demolition 02: The Atlantic Wall 03: History of Tall Buildings 04: Aquariums 05: Las Vegas Hotels.06: The Oakland Bay Bridge.07: Monumental Statues 08: Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs 09: The Police Car 10: Plastics 11: Medical Imaging 12: Extreme Sports Gadgets 13: Bombs 14: Prosthetics 15: Weather Prediction 16: Stereos 17: Mail Delivery 18: Clocks 19: Airships.20: Physical Fitness 21: Engineering Disasters 22: City Parks 23: Spy Technology 24: Battlefield Medicine 25: U.S. Mints: Money Machines 26: Rescue Equipment 27: Scuba And Deep Sea Diving 28: Offshore Oil Drilling 29: Dynamite.30: Hoover Dam.31: Baseball Parks 32: New York Bridges 33: Crash Testing 34: Parachutes 35: Newspapers 36: Fireworks 37: Simulators 38: The Tool Bench: Power Tools 39: The Tool Bench: Hand Tools 40: More Earthmovers.41: Forts 42: Emergency Room 43: Motorcycles 44: Security Systems 45: More Engineering Disasters.46: Niagara Power 47: Casino Technology 48: Lost Marvels