Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before.
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During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront and training 150 women to operate these ‘Little Curies.’
The MSF-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes on April 28 2016.
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