The Invention of Surgery (2022)
Season 1
Today´s surgeons stand on the shoulders of people who risked their lives to solve the puzzle of the human body.
Released Dec. 31, 2022
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Watch Providers: Curiosity Stream, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel
Network: Apple TV+
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Secret of the Human Body
A 3,000-year-old skeleton with a hole in the skull is evidence of trephination. In Ancient Rome, Galenus studied anatomy by treating gladiators. Medieval “barber surgeons” were more bloody craftsmen than doctors—until the French King Louis XIV helped surgery become a recognized science.
Dec. 31, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - The Path Inside
The first experiments with ether and chloroform conquer pain, as breakthroughs in hygiene stop infections. Going under the knife is safer than ever, and a bold generation of men and women transforms surgery into the sophisticated science we know today.
Jan. 7, 2023, midnight
Network: Apple TV+
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 2022
Last Air Date: Jan. 7, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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