Lockdown Learning: The 19th Century Medical Revolution
The 19th Century saw the world in the grip of the industrial revolution, a firepower revolution and a communications revolution. But there was another revolution happening at the same time; the medical revolution.
Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit
February 26, 202131m 3s
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Show Notes
<p>The 19th century saw the world in the grip of the industrial revolution, a firepower revolution on the battlefield and a communications revolution with the telegram. But there was another revolution happening at the same time; the medical revolution. This led to giant strides forward being made in the fields of public health, surgery and pharmaceuticals. Monica Walker, Curator at Old Operating Theatre Museum in London, joins me for Lockdown Learning this week to talk me through jus what happened in the 19th century to take medicine into a completely different realm.</p><br><p>Many thanks again to Simon Beale for creating this downloadable worksheet for students: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQW0ql9LsuvQDB5PozNuZtIsepir5ByH/view</p>
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