NOVA
Season 1, Episode 6: Strange Sleep
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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.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Making Of A Natural History Film
Episode 2
Where Did the Colorado Go?
Episode 3
Whales, Dolphins, and Men
Episode 4
The Search For Life
Episode 5
Last of the Cuiva
Episode 6
Strange Sleep
Episode 7
The Crab Nebula
Episode 8
Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Episode 9
Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
Episode 10
The First Signs Of Washoe
Episode 11
The Case of the Midwife Toad
Episode 12
Fusion: The Energy of Promise
Episode 13
The Mystery Of The Anasazi