War and Prosthetics: How Veterans Fought for the Perfect Artificial Limb
By Hunter Oatman-Stanford
— There's something undeniably beautiful about prosthetic limbs, designed to echo the physical grace and mechanical engineering of the human body. For most people, these objects elicit some combination of squeamish discomfort and utmost respect. But far fewer of us connect those feelings to the untold generations of battle-scarred amputees whose sacrifices made prosthetics a public priority.
"Patients even have doctors sign non-disclosure forms to protect potential patents."
“You hate to...