Matters of life and death / a WGBH Science Unit Production by Production Group, Inc. in association with La Cinquiéme ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written and produced by Larry Klein.

Investigates the remarkable breakthroughs in surgery, vaccines, drugs and medical technology; medicine's new ethical questions; and assumptions about life and death. Key topics include fighting disease, penicillin, insulin, surgery, and organ transplants.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Osgood, Charles
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2005]
Series:Science odyssey.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Science > History > 20th century.
Technology > History > 20th century.
Medicine > Research > History > 20th century.
Medical care > History > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary > Television.
History.
1900 - 1999
Medical care.
Medicine > Research.
Science.
Technology.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary
History.
Television.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Matters of life & death.
Format: Video DVD

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