Breathing Lessons: The Frog Mouth and the Evolution of the Iron Lung

A Mechanical Marvel: The Iron Lung’s Early Days Imagine a child, stricken by polio, confined within a metal shell, their existence dictated by the rhythmic whoosh of a machine. This was the reality for thousands in the mid-twentieth century, their lives tethered to the iron lung. Yet, within this seemingly hopeless scenario, a glimmer of…