Overview
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.
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6 - 1Demolition July 27, 1998 -
6 - 2The Atlantic Wall August 03, 1998 -
6 - 3History of Tall Buildings August 24, 1998
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6 - 4Aquariums September 28, 1998
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6 - 5Las Vegas Hotels. October 06, 1998 -
6 - 6The Oakland Bay Bridge. October 12, 1998
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6 - 7Monumental Statues October 28, 1998
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6 - 8Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs November 03, 1998 -
6 - 9The Police Car November 09, 1998
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6 - 10Plastics November 23, 1998 -
6 - 11Medical Imaging December 07, 1998 -
6 - 12Extreme Sports Gadgets December 16, 1998 -
6 - 13Bombs December 23, 1998 -
6 - 14Prosthetics December 28, 1998 -
6 - 15Weather Prediction January 01, 1999 -
6 - 16Stereos January 25, 1999 -
6 - 17Mail Delivery February 08, 1999 -
6 - 18Clocks February 22, 1999
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6 - 19Airships. March 09, 1999 -
6 - 20Physical Fitness March 15, 1999 -
6 - 21Engineering Disasters March 30, 1999 -
6 - 22City Parks April 26, 1999 -
6 - 23Spy Technology May 01, 1999 -
6 - 24Battlefield Medicine May 25, 1999 -
6 - 25U.S. Mints: Money Machines June 21, 1999 -
6 - 26Rescue Equipment July 06, 1999 -
6 - 27Scuba And Deep Sea Diving July 12, 1999 -
6 - 28Offshore Oil Drilling July 19, 1999
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6 - 29Dynamite. July 20, 1999 -
6 - 30Hoover Dam. August 02, 1999 -
6 - 31Baseball Parks August 09, 1999 -
6 - 32New York Bridges August 23, 1999 -
6 - 33Crash Testing August 31, 1999 -
6 - 34Parachutes September 06, 1999 -
6 - 35Newspapers September 13, 1999
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6 - 36Fireworks September 27, 1999 -
6 - 37Simulators October 11, 1999
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6 - 38The Tool Bench: Power Tools October 12, 1999 -
6 - 39The Tool Bench: Hand Tools October 13, 1999 -
6 - 40More Earthmovers. October 18, 1999 -
6 - 41Forts October 25, 1999 -
6 - 42Emergency Room November 08, 1999 -
6 - 43Motorcycles November 15, 1999 -
6 - 44Security Systems November 16, 1999 -
6 - 45More Engineering Disasters. November 29, 1999 -
6 - 46Niagara Power December 08, 1999
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6 - 47Casino Technology December 13, 1999 -
6 - 48Lost Marvels December 14, 1999
