Strange Sleep Nova : Season 1 Episode 6
TV-PG PBS 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: April 7th, 1974 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
Medicine was transformed in the 19th century by the discovery of anesthesia; surgery, until then hasty, bloody and completely unable to deal with internal disorders, subsequently took its place in the front rank of medical practice. This NOVA docudrama depicts the pioneers of medicine.