I say that a virus could be vaguely seen with an optical telescope. Of course, that is supposed to be “microscope.” I mention cucumbers as members of the nightshade family. They are not, and are not vulnerable to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. I apologize for the errors.
Interesting that VIRUS is an ancient Greek word because the ancient Greeks knew about germ theory or microorganisms. It's preserved in the modern international symbol for medicine...a single snake twined around the Rod of Aesclepius (son of Apollo). They knew some water would give you skin worms that would twirl around a twig. Other water did not. There were sanitariums to treat the condition. The knowledge was lost about 50 BC until the 1800s. Not to be confused with the American symbol for medicine, the Caduceus, 2 snakes intertwined on a staff, the symbol for commerce & travel. A single officer on formation of the Army medical corps argued that the symbol for business should be the symbol for medicine.
I had to chuckle. Our planet might have avoided the scourge of tobacco related diseases if only for another couple of hundred years of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Darn, always an up side and a down side to discovery.
The breadth of subjects covered on The History Guy channel is frankly incredible. We never know what's coming next. A wonderful channel, produced and presented by an excellent and extremely engaging content creator - I feel lucky for having discovered this channel when I did.
@Me Smith Without question THG carries himself with authority irrespective of the subject matter, however he manages to take things a step further by drawing us in to the point where what should be quite ordinary becomes fascinating - the history of toilet paper being just one of many memorable examples. He also cares deeply about history - the video about the loss of the 1890 US Census records was one example of this - it was clear that it was an extremely upsetting story for him to relate. What could have been seen as a unfortunate incident took on a whole new meaning just because of THG's excellent delivery. Finally, THG also comes across as a genuinely likable person - aside from the fact that he seems like a decent person there are no biases, no agendas, free from politics - he's very easy to watch. An outstanding channel - we're lucky to have him.
@Me Smith Indeed, I did forget the bowtie. A bowtie wearing hat aficionado - very dapper. It's a good look, but you're right - not everyone can pull it off, but THG does.
@Klaa2 Your point? What's bothering you? Are you upset by a couple of people complimenting a content creator? Do you think that you could produce better content? If so, please do - the more quality content the better. Or is there something else that I'm missing? Yes, bizarrely the common thread linking all of the uploads is history, but many of the subjects tackled by THG are completely ignored by other creators of historical content - the aforementioned toilet paper video being a perfect example. Obscure or forgotten incidents feature regularly on here, while most other creators concentrate on 'big' events, often regurgitating the same tired information, though some do make an excellent job of re-evaluating well known events. THG is always full of surprises, which is one of the many reasons I enjoy the channel.
@Klaa2 Can you name a subject that isn't tied into history? Mathematics, chemistry, engineering, industrialization, physics, sports, languages; everything is tied into our history by taking it's place in the time line and effecting everything from then on. And THG just shows how much it is tied together by his vast selection that he has covered and educated us on. He just makes us all a little wider with each new episode.
As a physician, I was already familiar with this topic and knew of all but one or two of the scientists mentioned. However, and as a testament to your narrative skill, I found myself more excited and engaged with the subject matter than I ever remember being when I studied it in medical school. Making subject matter relatable and interesting is a rare skill and you have it in abundance. Plaudits to you, sir!
Brilliantly done, sir! As a scientist and a technician, I applaud your ability to make understandable some difficult, but important, concepts and history. I thank you, and my children's children will thank you.
Sometimes successful progress in science means discarding past ideas, but sometimes it means adhering to them to interpret your results correctly. The difficulty lies in distinguishing these cases.
This whisked me back to my earliest days in university microbiology and pharmacology. It was a walk down memory lane, evoking some forgotten early teachings. Thanks for this history lesson!
Thank you to everyone who is out there working, on whatever job you are doing. Clerks, truckers, nurses, and the History Guy all deserve a round of applause. Please be safe people. I understand how painful this isolation is for everyone. And I appreciate your contribution to the public good.
Its very interesting how we have such a difficult time accepting ideas that might seem strange, but are coherent with what happens in the world. I mean, people at the time had such a difficult time accepting germ theory and now nobody doubts it, but to reach this point, it was a long and difficult task. I wonder what things in the future will be considered common knowledge that today we cant even begin to imagine.
The Bible is tomorrow's newspaper that's how you'll know. read Matthew 24 verse 7 earthquakes will increase we can measure those, that's been happening so that's true. it talks about diseases increasing there as well. Put it this way,it talks about a lot of events happened in the future cuz 27% of the Bible is prophecy, even predicted Alexander the Great before he was born. Don't call God a liar, pick up that book and read it look at Matthew 24 verse 3 they asked Jesus Point Blank about the end of the world.
@Craig G you can't get truth from TV, TVs for entertainment; the History channel is bologna when it comes to the Bible their PC agenda is easy to see. You're fulfilling prophecy right now "the wicked will see & not understand." From verse 1 of the Bible we get a better definition of the first law of thermodynamics than anybody in the science or so-called science community, has ever been able to come up with. You got homework, it's time to do some actual research instead of the History Channel. NAME YOUR SOURCE FOR EARTHQUAKES HAVE NOT INCREASED. You know we're in orwellian days where there is real fake news, there is leftist agendas, socialism & communistic agendas. You can start thinking, that's why you have a brain so start doing the research. Look at the biblical quarantine laws, way back when. Look at Genesis 1: 6 and 7 where there's a shell of water around the Earth's atmosphere. This better explains dinosaurs cuz we've found air bubbles in Amber twice the oxygen level to prove it. Dinosaurs are in the Book of Job, Job 38. Start googling things like that and ask honest questions.
@@willoughby1888 sometimes of chemical imbalance is people's behavior change, this coming from the brain, but even worse than that the Bible says the heart of man is deceitfully wicked. God warned them that the daintiest of women will eat their own baby if they were starving enough and it did happen in seiges where the city was surrounded by the enemy and they were starving them out. Biblically it happened it happened in 70 AD Josephus writes about it people fighting over after birth to eat it. The heart also describes why people are self-centered. We're always about ourselves most of the time. Also, we used to use more of our brain when Adam and Eve were here, they possibly used mental telepathy since we only use 10% of our brain now. They talked to a snake and didn't think anything weird about it Adam might have been able to move things with his mind. Adam named the animals, a lot of them 4 syllable names. But we can definitely see 0 evidence for evolution and tons of evidence for De evolution. The second law of Thermodynamics the law of entropy, everything dies, everything breaks down, it doesn't evolve says that. The fossil record would have trillions of transitional fossils and there aren't any. So what we've examined and what we find evidence for, is not Evolution at all, it's against evolution, the evidence is.
Vitamin C as a universal medicine. Its only as complicated as realizing that all diseases are result of increased oxidative stress, electron theft. Vit C is anti oxidant, it mops up those free radicals and donates its two available electrons. Anti gravity, invisibility, faster than light travel, endless energy from waste matter....what else do you need?
I always liked your channel, but on seeing your behind the scenes video, I like it even more, I thought you were a history professor from some university, and I thought at last someone who teaches without condesention. Delighted to hear you can make a living form this ,especially since you were laid off, bieng nearly 70 and been laid off more than once, that is how I came across u tube ,the knowledge skill information, I have found so many people to admire, ordinary people with amazing skills and knowledge, thank you for reawakening my love of history, please keep up the good work, thank you once again
As a biology major in college, I took a microbiology course. This was over fifty years ago. Never pursued the biology field in my working life . This was good reminder of something I had forgotten. Thank you for the review of microbiology.
Any reason why Silver and Copper appear to be toxic to many micro-organisms - is it the electrical conductivity of them messing with internal ion transfer ?
That's a misquote. Not your fault, that version has gone... well viral. What he actually said was; "A new scientific truth does not succeed by convincing it's opponents and making them see the light, but rather because it's opponents die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." Big difference eh?
@@turtlemom Edward Jenner noted that milkmaids had good complexions. This led him to discover that a dose of the far less damaging cowpox conferred immunity against smallpox.
The history of contagious diseases is just one of many examples of why 'consensus' in science doesn't mean anything. Thanks for another excellent video.
History Guy, thank you for keeping me and I assume many people like me entertained and educated during this period of self isolation. I'm always looking forward to your next piece of history that deserves to be remembered.
This is THE very best channel on utube. I always feel smarter and a little better for having watched the videos. Too bad the History Channel became whatever it is now days. Thank you so much H G !
Ironic that a plant that has been responsible for the deaths of millions should also be the source of knowledge that has saved millions. Life is never simple or linear.
"The Cobra Event" by Richard Preston is where I first started learning about virology. Scary stuff! You have helped me learn slightly more. Wow. The world is an odd place.
Right on, jjeherrera! The only thing that surpasses science is better science. That is the way forward. You can't outsmart science by using superstition, religion, wishful thinking or conveniency. The entire premise of science is that it is always open for correction (unlike some people, and even some who call themselves scientists). I see "we used to think that, but now understand it better" as a strength, not a weakness.
An excellent history once again, told with a level of understanding that continues to amaze me as you nimbly hop from one subject area to another with aplomb. Good show!
Thanks again history guy you always show up when I'm having coffee and breakfast start my day the history guy and a good cup of coffee next I would like to hear the history of beer😁😷👆
@Edward Gross how you doing Edward hope you're holding up well during this pandemic beer is one of my favorite things it built the pyramids if you know the history of that I have also heard somewhere that amoxicillin was one of the components in their beer so long before the actual invention of amoxicillin they were drinking it the Egyptians called it liquid bread take care I got a kick out of your comment😷👆🤜🤛🇺🇸
Thanks for your videos. It's nice to have the facts about history presented in such a way without the usual dramatic background music and re-enacted scenes. Leaving out the dramatics allows the viewer to interpret the information for themselves, without the meddling of a producer.
Ignaz Seimelweis...the first to suggest " germs" existed . A hero few know about. JimtheEvo channel has excellent details on Medical history. Excellent content thanks. Shalom
Thanks. I recently ran across your channel, and have been semi-binging it since then. You do a wonderful job, sir. In school, I never felt the pull of history. But the years have taken me far from those high school teachers who made the subject boring, dry, & pointless. I've gained quite an appreciation for it. You help bring it alive. tavi.
Very interesting, thanks! It's fascinating how the mainstream scientists resisted these ideas at first, often ridiculing the discoverer. Isn't the scientific method based on the concept that "I have an idea, but I might be wrong"? Yet scientists, even today, seem to have an apparent arrogance and dogmatic resistance to new, revolutionary ideas.
That is a truly bad-ass Bow tie sir. One thing that makes science so hard is every so often we must throw out "conventional wisdom" in order to more clearly see the reality that sits before us, and thereby be enabled to quantify it and qualify it.
Thanks HG, you always make your subject matter interesting. One minor detail at 11.40, when you mention bacteriophages, you are showing the structure of a protein rather than a phage.
I love your channel. I was fortunate to have really interesting history teachers all through HS and college, and listening to your podcast always takes me back to those riveting lectures. Thanks for what you do!
This channel is fantastic. It fills the hole that The History Channel left so many years ago when they changed to a reality tv format. I also really appreciate the nod to The Science Guy. I am giving Magellan TV a try based on your recommendation. I used your link just in case that helps you out. Thanks and Cheers.
Great episode as usual! I understand humans and viruses share one unique characteristic. They are the only forces on the planet that will multiply to a point that they will eventually kill their host. Very sobering thought.
As I watched this, my nose started running. I had to pause several times and blow my nose. While writing this comment, it stopped. Now I need to study the power of suggestion, but it's time to go to work. Yall take Care and be safe, John
An ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT EXPLANATION of something I previously understood poorly, and that is yet another profoundly Great teaching moment! I am in absolute AWE of this Great and Good Man’s ability’s! Thank You Mrs. and Mr. History Guy!
If only the human lifespan were a bit longer, we could only imagine how many more brilliant discoveries this long list of connected scientists could have accomplished. We are all in their debt. Thank you, History Guy.
As always The History Guy takes us on an exploratory adventure without us feeling like its a chore to learn something new by making it exciting. So much information in such a short time. Im excited now to explore more on these men and their lives.
I know viruses are a keen topic of the day, but maybe breaking down scientific dogma is a good tangent. I've always been a fan of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin in that regard. Astronomers believed not even 100 years ago that the sun was just like any other planet. She was instrumental in our current understanding of what matter makes up stars and deserves to be remembered.
Excellent and educational video (as always). Regarding your last point, such requires a paradigm shift. As Thomas Kuhn pointed out in his influential work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), this inability to "think outside the box" must be overcome in order for science to make advances beyond the ordinary.
G'day THG, A fantastic 'potted' history. You have brilliantly taken a highly specialised field and broken it's highlights down into easily 'digested' information -- part of your and Mrs THG's secret to your outstanding success. If ever there was a strong argument for scientists to keep an open mind and not to worry about the failure of hypotheses, then the slavish, long-held reliance on Koch's postulations is it. Thank you for another great video. By the way, I absolutely adore your 'Jolly Roger' bow tie, one of your best! Cheers, BH
Once again, THG takes history and science and blends them into an interesting, quick moving and entertaining package! Thank you THG & Ms. THG. Great warning to all of us, especially in COVID-19 medico-industrial-fervor, not to be bound by dogmas to the detriment of discovery.
You should check out the unknown history of LAL. Limulus Amebocyte Lysate. The role that the horseshoe crab plays in the detection of endotoxins is history that deserves to be remembered.
Thank you History Guy!...I think we need to really pause and think about the last couple statements you made at the end of your talk. It would be welcomed so we can continue on with scientific progress. Bless you.
Snow's story is great story "Ghost Map", where he and Henry Whitehead discovered the cause through carefully documenting the outbreak and patients. One of the funny thing is, no one worked at the local beer brewing company got sick! The reason is, brewery gave out free beers to employees, and to make/brew beer, you have to boil the water, and hence killing all the bacteria. I highly recommend the book.
Hello, Mr. History Guy. I would like to leave a suggestion for another military based history video. Specifically, the story of the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. While I do realize that this request is more fueled by my interactions with the film than the book record of the events, it still makes for a fascinating topic and the story of how corners are still cut even for weapons of mass destruction.
Topic; Horse flu, that is related to Bird flu. Caused a mass horse death, horse shortage in the 1800s that led to US Calvery and Indians fighting on foot and a Boston fire that could not be extinguished due to no horse to haul the fire wagon.
Thanks for mentioning the early veterinary and agricultural discoveries and applications instead of just jumping directly to the better known (human) medical stuff.
The first time I have saw a virus was actually in an episode of jimmy neutron where jimmy made most of the kids sick. The virus looked like a metal screw with spider legs. Looking back, that image is scarier now than it was when I’ve seen it.
Wonderful content as usual! It's remarkable how much of our medicinal history was (and continues to be) trial and error with little understanding of the mechanisms behind *why* a treatment might work. In researching the video I did on anti-vax movements, I could somewhat sympathize with the early opponents of variolation, who were squeamish about rubbing smallpox pus into their skin.
As always...excellent work History Guy! This video should be required viewing in every school...and to every parent of every student. Next generations need vaccination against anti-vaccine propaganda!
Fascinating as always. Thanks for your stimulating and informative daily historical tidbits. Would you consider doing an episode about Kett’s Rebellion in 1549?
Great Presentation. One of my favorite books is "Microbe Hunters", by Paul De Kruif, published in 1926, which covers much of this and other diseases, such as Yellow Fever and Sleeping Sickness.
One can always find something in each episode of The History Guy's to taken them on a Journey of discovery to learn more on a subject or a person mention. Thanks to THG and The History Team, for another Purr-fact episode.
I say that a virus could be vaguely seen with an optical telescope. Of course, that is supposed to be “microscope.” I mention cucumbers as members of the nightshade family. They are not, and are not vulnerable to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. I apologize for the errors.
The ability to admit mistakes and correct is a good sign of intergrity. You have my total respect.
Interesting that VIRUS is an ancient Greek word because the ancient Greeks knew about germ theory or microorganisms. It's preserved in the modern international symbol for medicine...a single snake twined around the Rod of Aesclepius (son of Apollo). They knew some water would give you skin worms that would twirl around a twig. Other water did not. There were sanitariums to treat the condition. The knowledge was lost about 50 BC until the 1800s. Not to be confused with the American symbol for medicine, the Caduceus, 2 snakes intertwined on a staff, the symbol for commerce & travel. A single officer on formation of the Army medical corps argued that the symbol for business should be the symbol for medicine.
We're gonna let it slide this time
I had to chuckle. Our planet might have avoided the scourge of tobacco related diseases if only for another couple of hundred years of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Darn, always an up side and a down side to discovery.
Guess I'll return my telescope
The breadth of subjects covered on The History Guy channel is frankly incredible.
We never know what's coming next.
A wonderful channel, produced and presented by an excellent and extremely engaging content creator - I feel lucky for having discovered this channel when I did.
@Me Smith Without question THG carries himself with authority irrespective of the subject matter, however he manages to take things a step further by drawing us in to the point where what should be quite ordinary becomes fascinating - the history of toilet paper being just one of many memorable examples.
He also cares deeply about history - the video about the loss of the 1890 US Census records was one example of this - it was clear that it was an extremely upsetting story for him to relate. What could have been seen as a unfortunate incident took on a whole new meaning just because of THG's excellent delivery.
Finally, THG also comes across as a genuinely likable person - aside from the fact that he seems like a decent person there are no biases, no agendas, free from politics - he's very easy to watch.
An outstanding channel - we're lucky to have him.
Excellent as always.
@Me Smith Indeed, I did forget the bowtie.
A bowtie wearing hat aficionado - very dapper. It's a good look, but you're right - not everyone can pull it off, but THG does.
@Klaa2 Your point?
What's bothering you?
Are you upset by a couple of people complimenting a content creator?
Do you think that you could produce better content?
If so, please do - the more quality content the better.
Or is there something else that I'm missing?
Yes, bizarrely the common thread linking all of the uploads is history, but many of the subjects tackled by THG are completely ignored by other creators of historical content - the aforementioned toilet paper video being a perfect example.
Obscure or forgotten incidents feature regularly on here, while most other creators concentrate on 'big' events, often regurgitating the same tired information, though some do make an excellent job of re-evaluating well known events.
THG is always full of surprises, which is one of the many reasons I enjoy the channel.
@Klaa2 Can you name a subject that isn't tied into history? Mathematics, chemistry, engineering, industrialization, physics, sports, languages; everything is tied into our history by taking it's place in the time line and effecting everything from then on. And THG just shows how much it is tied together by his vast selection that he has covered and educated us on. He just makes us all a little wider with each new episode.
As a physician, I was already familiar with this topic and knew of all but one or two of the scientists mentioned. However, and as a testament to your narrative skill, I found myself more excited and engaged with the subject matter than I ever remember being when I studied it in medical school. Making subject matter relatable and interesting is a rare skill and you have it in abundance. Plaudits to you, sir!
It is a RELIEF to listen to the facts and TRUTH. Thank you very much.
The truth is out there for anyone who wants it.
The 'truth' in 1850 was different from the 'truth' today. What will be the 'truth' in 2190?
@@hlynnkeith9334 Many will remain constant, as they "always" have been; others will change. Such is progress...happily so.
@@thewriteinpresident ~ Seek counseling.
@@thewriteinpresident ~ Skip the counseling and just go ahead and check yourself into an asylum. Wow.
Brilliantly done, sir! As a scientist and a technician, I applaud your ability to make understandable some difficult, but important, concepts and history.
I thank you, and my children's children will thank you.
Sometimes successful progress in science means discarding past ideas, but sometimes it means adhering to them to interpret your results correctly. The difficulty lies in distinguishing these cases.
This whisked me back to my earliest days in university microbiology and pharmacology. It was a walk down memory lane, evoking some forgotten early teachings. Thanks for this history lesson!
Thank you to everyone who is out there working, on whatever job you are doing. Clerks, truckers, nurses, and the History Guy all deserve a round of applause.
Please be safe people. I understand how painful this isolation is for everyone. And I appreciate your contribution to the public good.
Outstanding! Such a simple presentation... BRILLIANTLY DONE!
Hope this goes Viral :D
Ba dump bump!! 😅
Booooooo
Plasmaburndeath, Some people are regrettably immune to learning anything pertaining to science, scientific discovery, or factual history.
@@goodun2974 we must infect them with the truth of how our universe works big and small and postulate the max.
good 'un ...or humor. lol
Its very interesting how we have such a difficult time accepting ideas that might seem strange, but are coherent with what happens in the world. I mean, people at the time had such a difficult time accepting germ theory and now nobody doubts it, but to reach this point, it was a long and difficult task. I wonder what things in the future will be considered common knowledge that today we cant even begin to imagine.
The Bible is tomorrow's newspaper that's how you'll know. read Matthew 24 verse 7 earthquakes will increase we can measure those, that's been happening so that's true. it talks about diseases increasing there as well. Put it this way,it talks about a lot of events happened in the future cuz 27% of the Bible is prophecy, even predicted Alexander the Great before he was born.
Don't call God a liar, pick up that book and read it look at Matthew 24 verse 3 they asked Jesus Point Blank about the end of the world.
@Craig G you can't get truth from TV, TVs for entertainment; the History channel is bologna when it comes to the Bible their PC agenda is easy to see. You're fulfilling prophecy right now "the wicked will see & not understand."
From verse 1 of the Bible we get a better definition of the first law of thermodynamics than anybody in the science or so-called science community, has ever been able to come up with.
You got homework, it's time to do some actual research instead of the History Channel.
NAME YOUR SOURCE FOR EARTHQUAKES HAVE NOT INCREASED. You know we're in orwellian days where there is real fake news, there is leftist agendas, socialism & communistic agendas.
You can start thinking, that's why you have a brain so start doing the research.
Look at the biblical quarantine laws, way back when. Look at Genesis 1: 6 and 7 where there's a shell of water around the Earth's atmosphere. This better explains dinosaurs cuz we've found air bubbles in Amber twice the oxygen level to prove it. Dinosaurs are in the Book of Job, Job 38.
Start googling things like that and ask honest questions.
@@willoughby1888 sometimes of chemical imbalance is people's behavior change, this coming from the brain, but even worse than that the Bible says the heart of man is deceitfully wicked. God warned them that the daintiest of women will eat their own baby if they were starving enough and it did happen in seiges where the city was surrounded by the enemy and they were starving them out.
Biblically it happened it happened in 70 AD Josephus writes about it people fighting over after birth to eat it.
The heart also describes why people are self-centered. We're always about ourselves most of the time.
Also, we used to use more of our brain when Adam and Eve were here, they possibly used mental telepathy since we only use 10% of our brain now. They talked to a snake and didn't think anything weird about it Adam might have been able to move things with his mind. Adam named the animals, a lot of them 4 syllable names.
But we can definitely see 0 evidence for evolution and tons of evidence for De evolution. The second law of Thermodynamics the law of entropy, everything dies, everything breaks down, it doesn't evolve says that. The fossil record would have trillions of transitional fossils and there aren't any. So what we've examined and what we find evidence for, is not Evolution at all, it's against evolution, the evidence is.
Vitamin C as a universal medicine. Its only as complicated as realizing that all diseases are result of increased oxidative stress, electron theft. Vit C is anti oxidant, it mops up those free radicals and donates its two available electrons. Anti gravity, invisibility, faster than light travel, endless energy from waste matter....what else do you need?
@@SuperSquark Double blind experiments with rabies and Yersinia pestis? Glad to know you are volunteering as lab rat.
I always liked your channel, but on seeing your behind the scenes video, I like it even more, I thought you were a history professor from some university, and I thought at last someone who teaches without condesention. Delighted to hear you can make a living form this ,especially since you were laid off, bieng nearly 70 and been laid off more than once, that is how I came across u tube ,the knowledge skill information, I have found so many people to admire, ordinary people with amazing skills and knowledge, thank you for reawakening my love of history, please keep up the good work, thank you once again
As a biology major in college, I took a microbiology course. This was over fifty years ago. Never pursued the biology field in my working life . This was good reminder of something I had forgotten. Thank you for the review of microbiology.
Any reason why Silver and Copper appear to be toxic to many micro-organisms - is it the electrical conductivity of them messing with internal ion transfer ?
From the great Max Plank: "Science advances one funeral at a time."
That's a misquote. Not your fault, that version has gone... well viral.
What he actually said was; "A new scientific truth does not succeed by convincing it's opponents and making them see the light, but rather because it's opponents die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."
Big difference eh?
@@theGhoulman The misquote is far more "pithy".
That and « regulation is written in blood »
Humans dont learn. They die. The next ones get a chance, if they pay attention.
Medics bury their mistakes.
"She had the complexion of a milk maid." was a phrase used back in the days when very many people had scars from having had small pox.
No, not smallpox. It was COWPOX - which was a milder relative of smallpox.
@@turtlemom Edward Jenner noted that milkmaids had good complexions. This led him to discover that a dose of the far less damaging cowpox conferred immunity against smallpox.
The history of contagious diseases is just one of many examples of why 'consensus' in science doesn't mean anything. Thanks for another excellent video.
As someone who studied immunology, this is content that should have been in my course. Thank you.
Learned something new once again, Love your channel.
🤔☕
History Guy, thank you for keeping me and I assume many people like me entertained and educated during this period of self isolation. I'm always looking forward to your next piece of history that deserves to be remembered.
Another great video. Thanks for your contributions to intellectual enhancement.
This is THE very best channel on utube. I always feel smarter and a little better for having watched the videos. Too bad the History Channel became whatever it is now days. Thank you so much H G !
John Snow - removes handle from water pump - halts outbreak of Cholera. No THAT is CLASS, intelligence, confidence and determination!!
Takes me back 20yrs to the excitement of my college years. Viruses are fascinating. And deadly, but also fascinating
Ironic that a plant that has been responsible for the deaths of millions should also be the source of knowledge that has saved millions. Life is never simple or linear.
John Campbell Good point! I never thought of the irony of that.
Paradox perhaps
Makes me feel like having a cigarette! (jk)
Look at weed. I’ve read scientists have found it causes no problems like tobacco and they are finding medical uses for it.
But it was only a coincidence that it was a virus infesting tobacco. He could have made the same discovery with any number of viral plant diseases.
Excellent overview of the early history of virology.
"The Cobra Event" by Richard Preston is where I first started learning about virology. Scary stuff! You have helped me learn slightly more. Wow. The world is an odd place.
Interesting reflection on "scientific dogma." In science everything is under question and revision constantly, yet that's sometimes forgotten.
Sometimes forgotten? Science has become a religion. LOL
Right on, jjeherrera! The only thing that surpasses science is better science. That is the way forward. You can't outsmart science by using superstition, religion, wishful thinking or conveniency. The entire premise of science is that it is always open for correction (unlike some people, and even some who call themselves scientists). I see "we used to think that, but now understand it better" as a strength, not a weakness.
Your speedy commentary without a hiccup, or an "umm" is flawless.
Do you do many takes in getting to the finished product?
...My best History Guy!
Russell Wagner that depends on the day, but not many, no.
An excellent history once again, told with a level of understanding that continues to amaze me as you nimbly hop from one subject area to another with aplomb. Good show!
Thanks again history guy you always show up when I'm having coffee and breakfast start my day the history guy and a good cup of coffee next I would like to hear the history of beer😁😷👆
@Edward Gross how you doing Edward hope you're holding up well during this pandemic beer is one of my favorite things it built the pyramids if you know the history of that I have also heard somewhere that amoxicillin was one of the components in their beer so long before the actual invention of amoxicillin they were drinking it the Egyptians called it liquid bread take care I got a kick out of your comment😷👆🤜🤛🇺🇸
Thanks for your videos. It's nice to have the facts about history presented in such a way without the usual dramatic background music and re-enacted scenes. Leaving out the dramatics allows the viewer to interpret the information for themselves, without the meddling of a producer.
Thank you sir (and Mrs History Guy) for another terrific presentation.
More than well done as usual.
Your breadth and depth of science history is impressive, History Guy.
Ignaz Seimelweis...the first to suggest " germs" existed .
A hero few know about.
JimtheEvo channel has excellent details on Medical history.
Excellent content thanks.
Shalom
What a wonderful world of learning it is to which you open the door.
Thank you, thank you.
Thanks. I recently ran across your channel, and have been semi-binging it since then. You do a wonderful job, sir. In school, I never felt the pull of history. But the years have taken me far from those high school teachers who made the subject boring, dry, & pointless. I've gained quite an appreciation for it. You help bring it alive. tavi.
As a person named Galen, I love when I learn more about the original Galen.
As always brilliant commentary providing clear understanding of the subject.....
Very interesting, thanks! It's fascinating how the mainstream scientists resisted these ideas at first, often ridiculing the discoverer. Isn't the scientific method based on the concept that "I have an idea, but I might be wrong"? Yet scientists, even today, seem to have an apparent arrogance and dogmatic resistance to new, revolutionary ideas.
Consensus science often results in false conclusions and foolish responses.
That is a truly bad-ass Bow tie sir. One thing that makes science so hard is every so often we must throw out "conventional wisdom" in order to more clearly see the reality that sits before us, and thereby be enabled to quantify it and qualify it.
Great job History Guy. Compelling and interesting. Appreciate your work.
Thanks HG, you always make your subject matter interesting. One minor detail at 11.40, when you mention bacteriophages, you are showing the structure of a protein rather than a phage.
You are educating millions of young minds
I love your channel. I was fortunate to have really interesting history teachers all through HS and college, and listening to your podcast always takes me back to those riveting lectures. Thanks for what you do!
This channel is fantastic. It fills the hole that The History Channel left so many years ago when they changed to a reality tv format. I also really appreciate the nod to The Science Guy. I am giving Magellan TV a try based on your recommendation. I used your link just in case that helps you out. Thanks and Cheers.
Fantastic review of the history of the science infectious disease!!!! Thank you!
Great episode as usual! I understand humans and viruses share one unique characteristic. They are the only forces on the planet that will multiply to a point that they will eventually kill their host. Very sobering thought.
As I watched this, my nose started running. I had to pause several times and blow my nose. While writing this comment, it stopped.
Now I need to study the power of suggestion, but it's time to go to work. Yall take Care and be safe, John
Fascinating and certainly timely. Thank you once againg for the research and the fine presentation.
An ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT EXPLANATION of something I previously understood poorly, and that is yet another profoundly Great teaching moment! I am in absolute AWE of this Great and Good Man’s ability’s! Thank You Mrs. and Mr. History Guy!
If only the human lifespan were a bit longer, we could only imagine how many more brilliant discoveries this long list of connected scientists could have accomplished. We are all in their debt. Thank you, History Guy.
As always The History Guy takes us on an exploratory adventure without us feeling like its a chore to learn something new by making it exciting.
So much information in such a short time. Im excited now to explore more on these men and their lives.
I love watching your episodes about history!
Decided to watch this one again when it resurfaced in my feed. Glad I did.
Mr HG, I know you have to concentrate a lot of material in a very small space, and you do it very well.
One of your best ones yet. It took me back to miro biology my first year of college some 30 years ago. Well done!
I know viruses are a keen topic of the day, but maybe breaking down scientific dogma is a good tangent. I've always been a fan of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin in that regard. Astronomers believed not even 100 years ago that the sun was just like any other planet. She was instrumental in our current understanding of what matter makes up stars and deserves to be remembered.
Extra points if the discovery of helium can be tied in: not the normal way that elements were discovered at the time.
Thanks for the great work History Guy.
Your videos are most excellent, sir. I've shared quite a few. Please keep it up.
You are and will continue to be The Man, sir.
Excellent and educational video (as always). Regarding your last point, such requires a paradigm shift. As Thomas Kuhn pointed out in his influential work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), this inability to "think outside the box" must be overcome in order for science to make advances beyond the ordinary.
One of the best videos yet!💛
Amazing, thank you.
Well done once again. A+ History Guy. Thank you
Extremely well told. Very interesting and informative.
Very interesting, informative and timely. Thanks, History Guy!
G'day THG, A fantastic 'potted' history. You have brilliantly taken a highly specialised field and broken it's highlights down into easily 'digested' information -- part of your and Mrs THG's secret to your outstanding success. If ever there was a strong argument for scientists to keep an open mind and not to worry about the failure of hypotheses, then the slavish, long-held reliance on Koch's postulations is it. Thank you for another great video.
By the way, I absolutely adore your 'Jolly Roger' bow tie, one of your best! Cheers, BH
*A very on time and on topic video. Thank-you.* 🧤
Thanks for all the...Research you guy's put into these fine video.....Thay just help make my day a little....Better....Thanks so much again...!
Once again, THG takes history and science and blends them into an interesting, quick moving and entertaining package! Thank you THG & Ms. THG. Great warning to all of us, especially in COVID-19 medico-industrial-fervor, not to be bound by dogmas to the detriment of discovery.
Turns out John Snow does know something 🐺 ⚔️
Freaking brilliant summary. Well done history guy!
You should check out the unknown history of LAL. Limulus Amebocyte Lysate. The role that the horseshoe crab plays in the detection of endotoxins is history that deserves to be remembered.
This is one of your best videos.
Wonderful episode.
Thank you History Guy!...I think we need to really pause and think about the last couple statements you made at the end of your talk. It would be welcomed so we can continue on with scientific progress. Bless you.
Nice video, never realised that there was so much more to Louis Pasteur. Thanks Hustory guy for helping us keep sane these lockdown days.
I love History. I always have. We need a president who knows about what has happened in humankinds past. Mister Peabody would make a Great President.
Another wonderful presentation. Thank you.
Snow's story is great story "Ghost Map", where he and Henry Whitehead discovered the cause through carefully documenting the outbreak and patients. One of the funny thing is, no one worked at the local beer brewing company got sick!
The reason is, brewery gave out free beers to employees, and to make/brew beer, you have to boil the water, and hence killing all the bacteria.
I highly recommend the book.
Hello, Mr. History Guy.
I would like to leave a suggestion for another military based history video.
Specifically, the story of the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. While I do realize that this request is more fueled by my interactions with the film than the book record of the events, it still makes for a fascinating topic and the story of how corners are still cut even for weapons of mass destruction.
And to clarify, corner cutting only happened after the majority of the spending had been done.
Topic; Horse flu, that is related to Bird flu. Caused a mass horse death, horse shortage in the 1800s that led to US Calvery and Indians fighting on foot and a Boston fire that could not be extinguished due to no horse to haul the fire wagon.
I never heard of horse flu. I'll have to look it up. Thanks for mentioning it! 😊
Fascinating thank you
Thank you for a very informative video on bacterias and virsuses !
Thanks for mentioning the early veterinary and agricultural discoveries and applications instead of just jumping directly to the better known (human) medical stuff.
The first time I have saw a virus was actually in an episode of jimmy neutron where jimmy made most of the kids sick. The virus looked like a metal screw with spider legs. Looking back, that image is scarier now than it was when I’ve seen it.
Bacteriophages actually look very much like a metal screw with spider legs.
Bacteriophages don't infect humans. But they are very recognizable viruses.
Love you videos, thanks for gathering all this info for us!
Great video I love any thing that covers medical history ! Thank you 😊
Thank you, this is powerful science
Wonderful content as usual! It's remarkable how much of our medicinal history was (and continues to be) trial and error with little understanding of the mechanisms behind *why* a treatment might work. In researching the video I did on anti-vax movements, I could somewhat sympathize with the early opponents of variolation, who were squeamish about rubbing smallpox pus into their skin.
Masterful lecture. Very interesting!
This one episode should earn the history guy a PhD... great work H.G!
Loved it! Keep up the good work.
I read Paul de Kruif's Microbe Hunters years ago. Thanks for this episode. Doc Martin
As always...excellent work History Guy!
This video should be required viewing in every school...and to every parent of every student. Next generations need vaccination against anti-vaccine propaganda!
These early bacteriologists and virologists were truly scientific giants. Their work extended the expected human lifespan significantly.
Fascinating as always. Thanks for your stimulating and informative daily historical tidbits. Would you consider doing an episode about Kett’s Rebellion in 1549?
Great Presentation. One of my favorite books is "Microbe Hunters", by Paul De Kruif, published in 1926, which covers much of this and other diseases, such as Yellow Fever and Sleeping Sickness.
how delightful as usual
One can always find something in each episode of The History Guy's to taken them on a Journey of discovery to learn more on a subject or a person mention.
Thanks to THG and The History Team, for another Purr-fact episode.