Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before.
Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM
Gunpowder warfare kicked off a new era of invasive surgery and prosthetic technology in Western medicine.
Marie Curie in one of her mobile X-ray units in October 1917.
Eve Curie
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.
Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters
It’s estimated that at least 800 medical personnel have been killed since the start of the Syrian war.