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3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee

  • Written by Heidi Hausse, Associate Professor of History, Auburn University
imageTechnology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.

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