| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Based on the book Blood an epic history of medicine and commerce by Douglas Starr. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Kathryn Walker; commentators include Douglas Starr, Kim Pelis, Anne Marie Moulin, Jonathan Miller, Harold Ellis, Gianna Pomata, Joan Branham, Meir Goldberg, Tim Boon, Ernest Landsteiner. |
| Credits |
Photography, Simon Reeves ; editor, Jay Taylor ; music, Howard Davidson and Neil Arthur ; researcher, Steve Bergson. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in June 2002. |
| Summary |
Red Gold takes viewers from a time of ignorance -- when blood was a key element of religious rituals and the stuff of myths -- to the end of the 19th century, when blood transfusions finally became safe and routine. Over the course of four episodes, segments cover the history of blood science, and efforts to understand this vital substance. Included are William Harvey, who discovered that blood circulates through the body, a startlingly revolutionary idea at the time; Dr. Karl Landsteiner, who discovered blood types; and a haunting account and re-enactment of George Washington's death, which was accelerated by overzealous bloodletting. |
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Blood.
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Blood -- Folklore.
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Medicine -- History.
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Science -- History.
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Physiology -- History.
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Phlebotomy -- History.
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Hematology -- History.
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Blood -- Transfusion -- History.
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Blood banks -- History.
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| Added Author |
Marengo, Alex.
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Walker, Kathryn, 1943-
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Starr, Douglas P.
Blood.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Optomen Television (Firm)
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Epic story of blood |
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Magic to medicine |
| ISBN |
0736551425 |
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9780736551427 |
| Music No. |
FFH 30457 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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30457-KS Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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