BionicsDescribes the history of artificial limbs, pumps and chips that allow people with physical disabilities to live more normal lives. |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
Replacing Parts | 6 |
Fixing Malfunctions | 16 |
Assisting the Senses | 26 |
Facing the Future | 36 |
Glossary | 42 |
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Further Reading and Websites | 44 |
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Photo Acknowledgments | 48 |
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able arthritis Artificial Heart artificial leg Artificial limbs atrium auditory nerve batteries Bill Wohl bionic devices BLEEX body’s cells bone brain implants bypass cable-controlled arm capsule Captain Hook CardioWest Total Artificial cataract surgery cause Children’s Heart Institute cochlea cochlear implant computerized artificial arm cords cornea Darth Vader DeFruscio deliver sounds directly developed dioWest Disability disease Doctors eardrum elbow electrodes glucose hair cells hand hearing aid BAHA hearing loss heart attack heart pumps heartbeat Hugh Herr human inner ear inside insulin pump Kerrick's heart knight lens implants let peo light limb bank lung machine metal microchip muscles myoelectric arm Myoelectric Limb nanobots Nikki optic nerve outer ear oxygen pacemaker pancreas paralyzed people’s person picks up sounds plastic processor real pancreas receive replaced joints retina robot Scientists sensors sinus node socket Thor Thor’s thought-controlled tissue transmitter transplant Type 1 diabetes Vader ventricles vibrate wearer Wearing an insulin