Event Date: 1508 1529 1629 1858

Event Title: Gotz Von Berlichingen Ambroise Pare Pieter Verduyn First Copper/Wooden Leg Discovered Civil War Promotes Changes

Event Description: Berlichingen made the first pair of advanced iron hands. Pare made an artificial leg with the first movable knee joint. Verduyn invents the first prosthetic leg with a non-locking knee. Archaeologists uncover the first copper and wooden leg in Capua, Italy thought to have come from around 300 B.C. The U.S. government starts paying for war veterans that lost limbs. Gustav Hermann makes the first aluminum leg.

1861

1912 1950

Gustav Hermann

Prosthetics for the Population Electrical prosthetics devices are introduced and are available for general use. Ysidro Martinez Modern Development Ysidro Martinez makes an improved below-knee prosthetic. Prosthetics now use plastic and fiber glass, and some are controlled by thoughts.

1975 Now