Prosthetics, Medicine, and Disability in Modern America: The Case of the A. A. Marks Artificial Limb Company

Through the case of the A. A. Marks Artificial Limb Company, this article explores how the technology and business of prosthetics grew in America up to the First World War. In 1853, Amasa A. Marks established the artificial limb company A. A. Marks in New York. By the time of the First World War, th...

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Main Author: Hyon Ju LEE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 2023-04-01
Series:Uisahak
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Online Access:http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-32-1-33.pdf