Bartley. An Interview with Emeritus Professor Walter Bartley

Synopsis

Part 1 reviews the career of Walter Bartley, particularly his wartime work on scabies, night blindness, vitamin A and vitamin C deficiency, secondary shock, shipwreck survival, and the digestibility of the national loaf of bread. A conscientious objector, he comments on fellow objectors who volunteered as subjects for his experiments. His postwar higher education. Part 2 discusses colleagues at the University of Sheffield Biochemical Department including Professor Hans Krebs, Head of the Sorby Institute, and the problems associated with the Institute’s transfer to Oxford University. Further research and his eventual return to Sheffield to head the Biochemical Department there. 88 minutes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1989

Subjects

Biology; Medical sciences

Keywords

biochemistry; conscientious objectors; history of medicine; oral history; research; World War II; Bartley, Walter

Online availability

URI

http://jiscmediahub.ac.uk/

Price

academic subscription

Delivery

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Credits

Contributor

Edward Penley Abraham; Robert Thomas

Production Company

Name

Imperial College of Science and Technology Television Studio

Sponsor

Name

Biochemical Society

Notes

see Portland Press

Distributor

Name

JISC MediaHub

Notes

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