A Science Odyssey Matters of Life and Death (Season 1, Episode 1)
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A Science Odyssey

Matters of Life and Death (Season 1, Episode 1)

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The passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in surgery ...See moreThe passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in surgery and medical technology that have lengthened our lives and force us to rethink our assumptions about life and death. See less

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Name	Known for
Charles Osgood Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Michael Bliss Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Gert H. Brieger Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Elizabeth W. Etheridge Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Alexander Fleming Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Renee Fox Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist See fewer	Burden of Genius (2017)
Leo P. Krall Self - Joslin Diabetes Center Self - Joslin Diabetes Center See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Alan Kraut Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Nova (1974)
Francis D. Moore Self - Harvard Medical School Self - Harvard Medical School See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Joseph E. Murray Self - Transplant Surgeon Self - Transplant Surgeon See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Guenter B. Risse Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	A Science Odyssey (1998)
Eric Sevareid Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Right Stuff (1983)
Walter Sneader Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)

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