In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. Der Film zeigt die lange Geschichte der Bluttransfusion. Diese nahm in den Anfängen geradezu absurde Formen an. So wurde versucht, dem Menschen tierisches Blut zu verabreichen. Aber selbst Übertragungen von Menschenblut endeten nicht selten tödlich. Die Ursache dieser Zwischenfälle wurde erst um das Jahr 1900 von dem Österreicher Karl Landsteiner entdeckt. Ihm gelang es, das menschliche Blut in vier Gruppen einzuteilen. Es war die Entdeckung der menschlichen Blutgruppen, die das Bluttransfusionswesen erst ermöglichte.
WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"
Key Information
Original Title | Meilensteine der Naturwissenschaften und Technik - Blutgruppen - Karl Landsteiner |
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History Nature/Natural sciences Physical sciences Engineering |
Produced by: | BR, MDR, NDR, SWR, WDR |
Year Of Production | 1996 |
Duration | 00h15h00h00 min |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Language Versions | German [OV], English [DUB], Spanish [DUB], French [DUB] |
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