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The first known prosthetic limb around 500 B.C. A prisoner escaped by cutting off his footmade wood replacement
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Berlichingen was known as the Robin Hood for Germany because he defended serfs from the rich. He had his right arm amputated, and got an iron limb he could move it though
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Ambroise Pare a French surgeon developed a new way to amputate legs
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Pieter Andriannszoon Verduyn developed the first non-locking prosthesis, which created the joint.
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Dubois L. Parmalee made an improvement to limbs he made the body socket
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Dr. Vanghetti invented an artificial limb that could move with a muscle contractions.
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A suction sock above the knee was developed at UC Berkeley
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Ysidro M. Martinez invented a prosthetic limb for himself. He based it upon mass and acceleration to reduce friction and pressure.
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Scientists trying to develop various limbs for various activities, such as swimming, running ect. In the future, expect to see animals with prosthetic limbs.
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lost an arm so made an iron one
