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Tue, Mar 21, 2017
The liberally minded German crown prince, then Emperor Friedrich III. is diagnosed for laryngeal cancer. But both the diagnosis and treatment by the surgeons of the Charité cannot save him and he dies after a mere 99 days of reign. His son, presumptuous and militaristic Wilhelm II. visits the Charité together with his wife. While the Empress embarasses the scientists with her wisdom gleaned from illustrated magazines, the Kaiser proceeds to inspect famous doctor Koch's bacteriology lab. Koch is speechless, so Bergmann saves the day by annoncing that German science will gain "victory" over the French at the upcoming international conference on medicine.
Tue, Mar 28, 2017
The world's best physicians and scientists meet in Berlin for the congress on medicine. While all the doctors are there, Dr. Paul Ehrlich's wife has serious trouble giving birth. Young von Trautmannsdorf is off to his fraternity for dueling. Dr. Behring is the only surgeon available and saves Mrs. Ehrlich's life - but not her son's.