Penicillin: A Medical Revolution

Penicillin: A Medical Revolution 2018 Directed by Wilfried Hauke Die Penizillin-Story

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.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Languages English , German

Gneres Documentary , History , TV Movie

Production Companies ZDF , ARTE , dmfilm und tv produktion

Release Date 26 June 2018

53 mins