Presentation Date
4-1-2017
Description
The Price of War: Advances in Military Medicine exhibit, curated by Laura J. Hall, MFA, explored the significant medical innovations arising from wartime, with a special focus on New Mexico's contributions. The exhibit highlighted the development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos National Labs and the Trinity Site, the post-war work of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, and the pioneering efforts of Dr. Randy Lovelace in space medicine. On display from April 1, 2017, to March 17, 2020, it documented key medical advancements, from field surgical installations in World War II to modern prosthetics and regenerative medicine, showing how war has driven medical progress.
Document Type
Other
Conference/Presentation Location
New Mexico Health Historical Room, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Language
English
Keywords
Military medicine, World War II, Atomic bomb, Los Alamos, Trinity Site, Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Randy Lovelace, Space medicine, Regenerative medicine
Disciplines
Aviation and Space Education | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Military History | Public Health | Science and Technology Studies
Recommended Citation
Hall, Laura J.. "Curated Exhibit Price of War: Advances in Military Medicine." (2017). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hslic-posters-presentations/167
Exhibit Introduction
Included in
Aviation and Space Education Commons, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, Military History Commons, Public Health Commons, Science and Technology Studies Commons
