Article: Body of work

The concepts of mechanical engineering are reaping benefits when applied to the ultimate machine - the human being. Ben Hargreaves explains

It is sometimes said that those inclined towards physical fitness regard their bodies as temples. Engineers, on the other hand, may have a slightly different view: some view the body as a machine.

Dr Anthony Bull of Imperial College London is one such. A chartered mechanical engineer by background, he's been readily able to translate his expertise into conducting research into the mechanics of the human body. Now reader in musculoskeletal mechanics at Imperial's Department of Bioengineering, he began his working life in the automotive industry. He says ...

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