What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Modern Medicine

Synopsis

Dan Cruickshank presents a history of medical innovation during the industrial revolution, focusing on James Lind’s treatment of scurvy with oranges and lemons, in the first ever clinical trial; Edward Jenner’s development of the smallpox vaccination and Rene Laennec’s invention of the stethoscope.

Series

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Availability

Out of distribution

Subjects

History; Science; Technology

Keywords

history of medicine; history of technology; Industrial Revolution; inventions; science; scurvy; smallpox; Medical sciences; stethoscopes

Credits

Contributor

Dan Cruickshank

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

PAL

Price

£24.99

Availability

Sale

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

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Phone

01789 207440

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