Skeletal Scientists
In the 15th century, Leonardo DaVinci studied the human body in great detail based on dissections of the body. In order to make his drawings more accurate, he observed how bones and muscles function together to produce movements. He illustrated his findings and they are surprisingly life-like for most records at the time.
Nicholas Andry coined the term orthopedics in Paris in 1741 from Greek terminology. His focus was to teach methods of preventing and correcting bone disorders in children.
Although he did not coin the term orthopedics, Hugh Owen Thomas is remembered as the grandfather of orthopedic surgery. He made splints that kept inflamed joints motionless, allowing them to heal faster than the original methods that were used.
X-rays were discovered by the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 when he found that rays created by high-speed electrons could "shine" through living flesh and form an image showing muscles, nerves, and bones.
In the 15th century, Leonardo DaVinci studied the human body in great detail based on dissections of the body. In order to make his drawings more accurate, he observed how bones and muscles function together to produce movements. He illustrated his findings and they are surprisingly life-like for most records at the time.
Nicholas Andry coined the term orthopedics in Paris in 1741 from Greek terminology. His focus was to teach methods of preventing and correcting bone disorders in children.
Although he did not coin the term orthopedics, Hugh Owen Thomas is remembered as the grandfather of orthopedic surgery. He made splints that kept inflamed joints motionless, allowing them to heal faster than the original methods that were used.
X-rays were discovered by the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 when he found that rays created by high-speed electrons could "shine" through living flesh and form an image showing muscles, nerves, and bones.
