The 3-D Scanning Brilliance of Bruno Frohlich | National Geographic

curiosity is the driving force in what

curiosity is the driving force in what we’re doing I think and that curiosity

we’re doing I think and that curiosity

we’re doing I think and that curiosity makes you nervous because now you have

makes you nervous because now you have

makes you nervous because now you have to actually do something

to actually do something

to actually do something my name is Bruno Florrick and a physical

my name is Bruno Florrick and a physical

my name is Bruno Florrick and a physical anthropologist and I’ve been working for

anthropologist and I’ve been working for

anthropologist and I’ve been working for Smithsonian since 1978 if it’s fine to

Smithsonian since 1978 if it’s fine to

Smithsonian since 1978 if it’s fine to reconstruct the history

I would say that any object where there

I would say that any object where there is some kind of internal features we

is some kind of internal features we

is some kind of internal features we want to learn about a CT scanning and

want to learn about a CT scanning and

want to learn about a CT scanning and x-ray technology is probably the most

x-ray technology is probably the most

x-ray technology is probably the most efficient we have managed to scan almost

efficient we have managed to scan almost

efficient we have managed to scan almost anything you can put for that opening

anything you can put for that opening

anything you can put for that opening fossum status our bones in music and

fossum status our bones in music and

fossum status our bones in music and cements in our objects spacesuits from

cements in our objects spacesuits from

cements in our objects spacesuits from and Space Museum and a lot of mummies of

and Space Museum and a lot of mummies of

and Space Museum and a lot of mummies of course the time in Washington was very

course the time in Washington was very

course the time in Washington was very very valuable to work with people work

very valuable to work with people work

very valuable to work with people work with equipment

and do a lot of the data analysis and

and do a lot of the data analysis and publishing and writing sometimes a work

publishing and writing sometimes a work

publishing and writing sometimes a work for extended time from late afternoon

for extended time from late afternoon

for extended time from late afternoon and I work into the early morning 3 4 or

and I work into the early morning 3 4 or

and I work into the early morning 3 4 or 5 o’clock

we studied farmer as part of the human

we studied farmer as part of the human culture or whatever percent sin in

culture or whatever percent sin in

culture or whatever percent sin in society in Mongolia for example but they

society in Mongolia for example but they

society in Mongolia for example but they asked me to study all the mummies and we

asked me to study all the mummies and we

asked me to study all the mummies and we find a lot of those mummies have been

find a lot of those mummies have been

find a lot of those mummies have been people have been executed they’re being

people have been executed they’re being

people have been executed they’re being executed by knives and the problem necks

executed by knives and the problem necks

executed by knives and the problem necks of strangulation and an axis and the CT

of strangulation and an axis and the CT

of strangulation and an axis and the CT scanner help us to identify all those

scanner help us to identify all those

scanner help us to identify all those lesions

lesions

lesions the beauty of all of it is we are

the beauty of all of it is we are

the beauty of all of it is we are non-destructive and non-invasive I mean

non-destructive and non-invasive I mean

non-destructive and non-invasive I mean you have this beautiful piece of

you have this beautiful piece of

you have this beautiful piece of equipment and you can put something food

equipment and you can put something food

equipment and you can put something food and you can see inside the historical

and you can see inside the historical

and you can see inside the historical process can teach us how people reacted

process can teach us how people reacted

process can teach us how people reacted to changes in different aspects of their

to changes in different aspects of their

to changes in different aspects of their lives

lives

lives and I think we could learn a lot from

and I think we could learn a lot from

and I think we could learn a lot from that on how we deal with the similar

that on how we deal with the similar

that on how we deal with the similar processes today