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Iron Hands (other)
Iron Hands may refer to: * Iron Hands (Pokémon), a Pokémon species * Iron Hands (''Warhammer 40,000''), fictional characters in the game ''Warhammer 40,000'' * ''Iron Hands'', a 2004 novel by Jonathan Green for ''Warhammer 40,000'' See also * Iron Hand (other) ** Iron hand (prosthesis) Iron hands are metal prosthesis, prostheses for hands and upper extremities from the middle ages and early modern period. These designs combined cosmetic and functional properties. The most famous example of an iron hand was made around the year ..., a kind of prosthetic limb popular in Europe in the 15th–19th centuries * Iron Fist (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Hands (Pokémon)
Iron Hands may refer to: * Iron Hands (Pokémon), a Pokémon species * Iron Hands (''Warhammer 40,000''), fictional characters in the game ''Warhammer 40,000'' * ''Iron Hands'', a 2004 novel by Jonathan Green for ''Warhammer 40,000'' See also * Iron Hand (other) Iron Hand may refer to: * Iron hand (prosthesis), a kind of prosthetic limb popular in Europe in the 15th-19th centuries ** Goetz von Berlichingen Iron Hand (c. 1480–1562), German Imperial Knight and mercenary * "Iron Hand" (song), 1991 Dire S ... ** Iron hand (prosthesis), a kind of prosthetic limb popular in Europe in the 15th–19th centuries * Iron Fist (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Hands (Warhammer 40,000)
In the fictional universe of ''Warhammer 40,000'', the Space Marines, also known as the Adeptus Astartes, are superhuman warrior-monks who fight for the Imperium of Man. They wear mechanised suits of armour and have modified genomes that grant them superhuman strength and endurance. Some Space Marines have betrayed the Imperium and serve the Gods of Chaos, and are thus known as Chaos Space Marines. ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame, where Space Marines are one of the playable factions that can be used. They are the most well-known and popular characters in ''Warhammer 40,000'', always featuring in the artwork and starter set of each edition of ''Warhammer 40,000'' and other spin-off games such as ''Space Hulk'' and ''Epic'' (excluding the 2nd edition ''Titan Legions''), and simpler derivative games such as ''Space Crusade''. Likewise, they are the most popular protagonists in spin-off fiction such as novels and video games. Publication history Space Marines were first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Green (speculative Fiction Writer)
Jonathan Green is a freelance writer. He has written for various science fiction and fantasy franchises, including ''Doctor Who'', ''Fighting Fantasy'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and Games Workshop's ''Warhammer'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' game universes. Biography Before becoming a full-time writer, Green was a teacher and deputy headmaster of a school in London. Green wrote seven ''Fighting Fantasy'' gamebooks, and a history of the franchise. Green has written four novels for the Games Workshop Black Library label: ''Necromancer'', ''Magestorm'', ''The Dead and the Damned'', and ''Iron Hands''. He co-authored several ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' gamebooks for Puffin Books with Marc Gascoigne. Green wrote the first book in the Pax Britannia science fiction steampunk series ''Unnatural History'' published by Abaddon Books, which features a Victorian James Bond-style dandy adventurer called Ulysses Quicksilver. Bibliography Non-fiction * ''Go Gos Are Go Go'' (1997, ) * ''Match Wits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Hand (other)
Iron Hand may refer to: * Iron hand (prosthesis), a kind of prosthetic limb popular in Europe in the 15th-19th centuries ** Goetz von Berlichingen Iron Hand (c. 1480–1562), German Imperial Knight and mercenary * "Iron Hand" (song), 1991 Dire Straits song * Iron Hand Society, a Syrian nationalist group organized in 1921 * Iron Palm or Iron Hand, a body of training techniques in various Chinese martial arts * Operation Iron Hand, a US military operation conducted during the Vietnam War * "Iron Hand", a song by Battle Beast from their album ''Steel'' * "Iron Hand", a song by Grand Magus from their album '' The Hunt'' * ''The Iron Hand'', the U.K. edition of '' The Iron Clew'', a 1947 novel by Phoebe Atwood Taylor * A 1970s comic strip drawn by Irish artist Paddy Brennan * The original name of the 1960s U.S. Air Force mission Wild Weasel * An alternative name for the Claw of Archimedes See also * Iron Hands (other) * Iron Fist (other) * ''The Iron Hand of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Hand (prosthesis)
Iron hands are metal prosthesis, prostheses for hands and upper extremities from the middle ages and early modern period. These designs combined cosmetic and functional properties. The most famous example of an iron hand was made around the year 1530, being the second prosthetic hand made for the German knight Götz von Berlichingen.Quasigroch, Günter: ''Die Handprothesen des fränkischen Reichsritters Götz von Berlichingen. 2. Fortsetzung: Die Zweithand.'' In: ''Waffen- und Kostümkunde.'' Vol. 25, 1983, pp. 103–120. Most iron hands are based on the same constructive principles, although there are considerable differences in complexity. Fingers can be Anatomical terms of motion#Flexion and extension, flexed passively (for example using the healthy hand) and are locked in place by a Ratchet (device), ratchet mechanism, similar to those of contemporary Flintlock mechanism, flintlocks. Anatomical terms of motion#Flexion and extension, Extension of the fingers work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
