Mass Production of Penicillin

Stephen Peterson and Patrick Dowd gave a tour of the USDA Center in Peoria, Illinois, and talked about how scientists discovered how to mass… read more

Stephen Peterson and Patrick Dowd gave a tour of the USDA Center in Peoria, Illinois, and talked about how scientists discovered how to mass produce penicillin in 1941. The discovery decreased deaths from infection and is credit for saving thousands of Allied lives during World War II.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois, from July 16-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close

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Mass Production of Penicillin

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Tour
Location:
Peoria, Illinois, United States
First Aired:
Oct 15, 2016 | 8:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Oct 17, 2016 | 7:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Oct 15, 2016 | 8:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 16, 2016 | 3:06pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 17, 2016 | 7:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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