Penicillin: A Medical Revolution
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2018-06-26
In the summer of 1928, the Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident, but it would take two more decades and a world war before he and others succeeded in producing the antibiotic in such large quantities as to eradicate the epidemics of the time: typhus, syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis.
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In the summer of 1928, the Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident, but it would take two more decades and a world war before he and others succeeded in producing the antibiotic in such large quantities as to eradicate the epidemics of the time: typhus, syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis.
Released
2018-06-26
Runtime
53
Director
Wilfried Hauke
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Genres
Documentary
History
TV Movie
Language
English
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dmfilm und tv produktion
ZDF
ARTE
