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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