Martha Mason (1937–2009)
Autor de Breath: A Lifetime in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung: A Memoir
Sobre El Autor
Martha Mason, who is believed to have lived longer in an iron lung than any other person, resided in her family home in Lattimore. North Carolina, attended by three faithful assistants. She died in May 2009.
Obras de Martha Mason
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Mason, Martha Ann
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1937-05-31
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2009-05-04
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Lattimore, North Carolina, USA
- Educación
- Wake Forest University (Wake Forest College)
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Miembros
- 100
- Popularidad
- #190,120
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 6
The experience, or even the idea, of an iron lung is more or less foreign today, so this was a quite fascinating read, as well as a curious peek into a time gone by. NB: As of 2014 there remained 10 people worldwide still living in iron lungs.… (más)