Penicillin: A Medical Revolution

Penicillin: A Medical Revolution

0.0/100h 53m2018
Penicillin: A Medical Revolution

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.

Genres

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Production Companies

dmfilm und tv produktion
ZDF
ARTE

Additional Information

Original Title:Die Penizillin-Story
Original Language:English
Status:Released