Interview - Professor Claus Mattheck
25 May 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley
Professor Claus Mattheck, head of biomechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
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Professor Claus Mattheck, head of biomechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
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