Augmented
by
 
Gill, Gideon, author.

Title
: 
Augmented

Author
: 
Gill, Gideon, author.
 
MacDonald, Heather, author.
 
Orr, Matthew, author, television director.
 
DaSilva, Jason, television director.
 
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
 
Stat (Firm), production company.
 
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.

Summary
: 
In Augmented, Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs, shares his personal journey. At age 17, Herr's legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices. Now, Herr is teaming up with an injured climber and a surgeon at a leading Boston hospital to test a new approach to surgical amputation that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing. Herr's journey is a powerful tale of innovation and the inspiring story of a personal tragedy transformed into a life-long quest to help others.

General Note
: 
Widescreen.
 
Documentary.
 
Title from disc surface.
 
Originally broadcast Feb. 23, 2022.
 
Bonus film: Predicting my MS: In 2005, filmmaker Jason DaSilva was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a rare type of MS that has no known cure and inflicts a host of progressively debilitating symptoms. In this moving personal film, DaSilva looks back on challenges he's faced, delves into the science behind MS, and investigates potential risk factors that mayy--or may not-- have contributed to his rare diagnosis.

Edition
: 
Widescreen.

Physical Description
: 
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
: 
Documentary television programs.
 
Nonfiction television programs.
 
Science television programs.

Subject Term
: 
Artificial limbs.
 
Amputation.
 
Biomechanics.

Author(s)
: 
Gill, Gideon,
 
MacDonald, Heather,
 
Orr, Matthew,
 
DaSilva, Jason,

Added Corporate Author
: 
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
 
Stat (Firm),
 
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),

Publisher
: 
PBS,

Publication Date
: 
2022

ISBN
: 
9781531714512

Publication Information
: 
Arlington, Virginia : PBS, [2022]
 
©2022

Call Number
: 
DVD 617.58 AUGMENTED


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