Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Penicillin (32/108)

Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Penicillin (32/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. Das Penicillin war das erste von vielen Antibiotika, die im 20. Jahrhundert entdeckt wurden. Obwohl bereits 1928 entdeckt, wurde die Entwicklung zur Produktionsreife erst während des zweiten Weltkriegs vorangetrieben. Der Film schildert den Weg von der Entdeckung des Penicillins bis zu seiner heutigen Bedeutung im Kampf gegen die Infektionskrankheiten.

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"