Max Brooks: How Joseph Lister Cleaned Up the Infectious World of Surgery

How Joseph Lister Cleaned Up the Infectious World of Surgery

Best-selling author Max Brooks tells the story of Joseph Lister, the pioneering 19th-century surgeon who revolutionized surgery with the use of germ-killing antiseptics. Watch the video above, download the activity and share your answers with #historyathome.

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