Mary Beard surprises with this bit 0f information about the Roman Catiline's lineage in SPQR: > Among his blue-blooded forebears, his great-grandfather was a hero of the war against Hannibal, with the extra claim to fame of being the first man known to have entered combat with a…
> Object of intrigue: the prosthetic iron hand of a 16th-century knight https://t.co/RXYyT0u6Ei pic.twitter.com/klHNSuYodZ [https://t.co/klHNSuYodZ] — Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) October 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/atlasobscura/status/789071312622944256] and am awfully glad I don't live in the sixteenth century.…
> Plaster Casts On A Broken Limb In 2016? Please Print Out Mine! - The Medical Futurist https://t.co/0rbV1T00Rk pic.twitter.com/D22sgT899d [https://t.co/D22sgT899d] — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) March 31, 2016 [https://twitter.com/drnic1/status/715599634681503745] The splint I just brought home was made…
> This girl designed her own superhero prosthetic arm, and it shoots sparkles https://t.co/INJecI2aaI pic.twitter.com/Aj1vFNwAVz [https://t.co/Aj1vFNwAVz] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) March 28, 2016 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/714464345502130177] There's video at the link.…
> Carolina Panthers player could be first to wear 3D-printed brace in an NFL game https://t.co/UoqP4Wlxhz pic.twitter.com/3w2beJ7SFS [https://t.co/3w2beJ7SFS] — Mashable (@mashable) February 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/mashable/status/695650607600893952] This has got to be the most interesting story coming out of…
http://blog.fastcompany.com/post/138487176638/this-high-tech-prosthetic-works-with-a When I read that line about a game controller I thought this might be a DIY project. If you check the linked article and video, you'll see it's a long way from that.…
> Ancient prosthesis found in China is a reminder of how far things have come in technology for fake body parts: https://t.co/hrbKv1PDT5 — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 18, 2016 [https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/689051749089456128]…
http://collectorsweekly.tumblr.com/post/132948600884/war-and-prosthetics-how-veterans-fought-for-the A fascinating visual history that provides a hint of how Andrew Porter Scott [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/another-look-at-old-time-prosthetics/] used to feel.…