In the summer of 1962, a 12-year-old boy named Eddy Knowles III survived a life-altering accident that would change the course of medical history. On a sunny day in the Boston suburb of Somerville, while trainhopping, Eddy’s arm was torn from his body below the shoulder. Despite not remembering the details of the incident, a quick-thinking store clerk named Alice Chmielewski stepped in to help by applying pressure to the wound while someone called for emergency services.
Eddy was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where an unprecedented medical procedure was attempted. The video “The Remarkable Story of Eddie Knowles III” tells the tale of what happened next and how everything aligned perfectly to make history. Want more Popular Science videos? Check out “The revolutionary toy technology of ‘Captain Power’ that time forgot” and “The Buried Treasure That Took Us To The Moon.” And don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube.
