Stories
- In pictures
The death-defying science of the aeronauts
Air ballooning is not as serene as you might think. Read about the perilous exploits of two early aeronauts who risked life and limb to better understand the science of the weather.
- Article
Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor
Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
- Book extract
Sockets and stumps
Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.
- Article
Thalidomide survivors in the 21st century
As thalidomide survivors enter their 60s, they look back on their lives and the legacy of the thalidomide catastrophe.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Limbs and skin lesions (Prints, transparencies)
Date: c.1965-1969Reference: PP/FAK/E/1/12Part of: Foy, Henry (1900-1991), and Kondi, Athena (d.1994), Haematologists and nutrition researchers- Videos
British Modular Lower Limbs System.
Date: 1974- Videos
- Online
British Modular Lower Limbs System.
Date: 1974- Pictures
After Image (formally known as Phantom Limbs)
Wright, Alexa- Archives and manuscripts
Vascular Disorders of the Limbs
Date: 1936Reference: PP/LEW/E/11/3Part of: Lewis, Sir Thomas