Bibliograph

The poisoner's handbook, killer chemistry, an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley ; story by Michelle Ferrari

Type

Label

The poisoner's handbook, killer chemistry, an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley ; story by Michelle Ferrari

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TVPG

Main title

The poisoner's handbook

Oclc number

865479253

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Originally broadcast by PBS Jan. 7, 2014

Responsibility statement

an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley ; story by Michelle Ferrari

Runtime

120

Sub title

killer chemistry

Summary

In the early twentieth century, the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner's treasure chest. There was radioactive radium in health tonics, thallium in depilatory creams, morphine in teething medicine, and potassium cyanide in cleaning supplies. While the tools of the murderer's trade multiplied as the pace of industrial innovation increased, the scientific knowledge (and the political will) to detect and prevent the crimes lagged behind

Technique

live action

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Killer chemistry

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