Thomas Schlich : The mutilation of soldiers in WWI led to revolution in prosthetic ##s . He had to create limbs that would let vast crop of people into labor force . Germany was at fore , creating prostheses that literally bound the soldier to his work station . In the United States the Artificial Limb Laboratory was established in 1917 at the Walter Reed General Hospital , in conjunction with the Army Medical School , with the goal to give every amputee soldier a `` modern limb , '' enabling them to pass as able-bodied citizens in the workplace . Others : Some see it as a kind of ' human evolution ; ' it set stage for advanced technology .
Thomas Schlich : The mutilation of soldiers in WWI led to revolution in prosthetic ##s . He had to create limbs that would let vast crop of people into labor force . Germany was at fore , creating prostheses that literally bound the soldier to his work station . Others : Some see it as a kind of ' human evolution ; ' it set stage for advanced technology .