by J. Van Noordwijk (Editor)
Seeing so many wounded young soldiers die due to renal failure in World War I incited the German doctor Georg Haas to try to develop an artificial kidney. In addition it gave rise to the development of other artificial organs such as the heart-lung machine, the artificial heart and the artificial eye.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 126
Edition: 2001
Publisher: Springer
Published: 31 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 0792367626
ISBN 13: 9780792367628