Episode of Series “Horizon”
A look at Ernst Chain, a volatile and gifted man, who together with Sir Alexander Fleming and Lord Flory, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945, for his work on penicillin. He now runs the Biochemistry Department at Imperial College, London. Shows some of the remarkable work now in progress under his direction.
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ACMI Identifier
010373
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nobel Prizes
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Chain, Ernst, Sir, 1906-1979
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Penicillin
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biochemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chain, Ernst, Sir, 1906-1979
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nobel Prizes
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists - Biography
People → Chain, Ernst, Sir, 1906-1979
People → Scientists - Biography
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)