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These films were produced by De Facto Films and funded by the Wellcome Trust.
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The museum is a Registered Charity (number 284085). We do not receive any funding from external sources other than through our fundraising efforts so your donation helps us to continue our work, keeping Dr Jenner’s legacy alive & accessible to all.
These films were produced by De Facto Films and funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Created to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Eradication of Smallpox (1980 – 2010) and aired on local and national television as part of the BBC History of the World Series, the Edward Jenner Museum is delighted to continue to tell Dr Jenner’s story through this brand new resource.
A Very Famous Cow
How a cow called Blossom was vital in one of the greatest medical discoveries of all time.
Smallpox
Why smallpox was one of the most deadly diseases the world has ever known.
Jenner's Youth
We see how an experience with Smallpox as a child Jenner had an probably shaped Jenner’s medical career
London
How Jenner’s career was shaped his time as a student to London’s most celebrated surgeon.
Balloons
One of Jenner’s more unusual experiments involved a hydrogen balloon.
Experiments
Jenner was not a traditional scientist as his experiments show us.
Discovery
How Jenner returned to the old wives tale that cow pox could prevent smallpox.
Opposition
Despite his great discovery Jenner found that he had many enemies.
Support
Vaccination took off in Europe before it did in Britain, and Jenner found he had some very powerful supporters.
The End
What is Jenner’s legacy, and have the arguments against vaccination changed since his time?
