Penicillin: A Medical Revolution
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2018
0h 53m
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.
Movie Information
Status
Released
Release Date
June 26, 2018
Runtime
0h 53m
Rating
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Genres
Documentary
History
TV Movie
Production Companies
dmfilm und tv produktion
ZDF
ARTE
Overview
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.
