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Iron hand, 16th century Second iron hand of Götz von Berlichingen, c. 1530. Iron hands are metal prostheses for hands and upper extremities from the Middle Ages and early modern period. These designs combined cosmetic and functional properties. The most famous example of an iron hand was made around the year 1530, being the second prosthetic ...
Caroline Eichler was born in 1808 or 1809, presumably in Nordhausen [1] or Berlin, as the third daughter of painter Johann Gottlieb Eichler.In those days, young women were usually denied higher education opportunities or apprenticeships, and although no documentation has been found describing her schooling, her work demonstrates a knowledge of physics and technical mechanics.
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Berlichingen left an autobiography in manuscript form (Rossacher Handschrift).The text was published in 1731 as Lebens-Beschreibung des Herrn Gözens von Berlichingen ("Biography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen"), and republished in 1843 as Ritterliche Thaten Götz von Berlichingen's mit der eisernen Hand ("Knightly Deeds of Götz von Berlichingen with the Iron Hand") (ed. M. A. Gessert).
German archaeologists have uncovered a centuries-old skeleton complete with a metal prosthetic hand to replace four missing fingers. Archaeologists in Germany find centuries-old skeleton with ...
This is "the oldest functional leg prosthesis known to date". [27] Iron prosthetic hand believed to have been owned by Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562) "Illustration of mechanical hand", c. 1564 Artificial iron hand believed to date from 1560 to 1600
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It is the first prosthesis to feature an electronically actuated thumb which mimics natural human hand movements. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Michelangelo Hand can be used for a variety of delicate everyday tasks, was first fitted to an Austrian elective-amputee in July 2010 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and has been in use by military and civilian amputees in the ...