Tập
NOVA: Episode 12
Tóm tắt
Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of anaesthesia or antisceptics and patients usually died.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 15
- Tập
- Tập 12
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1988-09-06
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 12 là tập 12 trong Season 15 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1988-09-06. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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