The Invention of Surgery
Documentary

The Invention of Surgery

Today´s surgeons stand on the shoulders of people who risked their lives to solve the puzzle of the human body.

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Returning Series

Original Name

The Invention of Surgery

First Air Date

December 31, 2022

Last Air Date

December 31, 2022

Seasons

1

Episodes

1

Language

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Production Companies

Networks

Apple TV+

S01E01

The Secret of the Human Body

A 3,000-year-old skeleton with a hole in the skull is evidence of trephination. In Ancient Rome, Galenus studied anatomy by treating gladiators. Medieval “barber surgeons” were more bloody craftsmen than doctors—until the French King Louis XIV helped surgery become a recognized science.

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