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The Invention of Surgery

Surgeons stand on the shoulders of people who risked their lives to solve the puzzle of the human body.

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Curiosity Stream HD • Aired Mar 07, 2024 • 45m

The first experiments with ether and chloroform conquer pain, as breakthroughs in hygiene stop infections; under the knife procedure is safer than ever, and a generation of men and women transform surgery into sophisticated science of today.

S1, EP1 "The Secret of the Human Body"

A skull with a hole serves as evidence of trephination;Galenus in Ancient Rome studies anatomy by treating gladiators; medieval barber surgeons are like craftsmen than doctors; French King Louis XIV helps surgery become a recognized science.