The poisoner's handbook, killer chemistry, an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley
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The poisoner's handbook, killer chemistry, an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley
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eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV rating: TV-PG
Main title
The poisoner's handbook
Oclc number
865479253
Responsibility statement
an Apograph Productions film for American Experience ; produced and directed by Rob Rapley
Runtime
120
Series statement
American experience
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, and 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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Killer chemistry
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- Poisoning -- New York (State) -- History
- Documentary television programs
- Gettler, Alexander, 1883-1968
- Norris, Charles, 1867-1935
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Forensic toxicology -- New York (State) -- History
- Medical television programs
- Medical examiners (Law) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Chemistry, Forensic -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nonfiction television programs
- Toxicologists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
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- Genre4
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- Poisoning -- New York (State) -- History
- Documentary television programs
- Gettler, Alexander, 1883-1968
- Norris, Charles, 1867-1935
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Forensic toxicology -- New York (State) -- History
- Medical television programs
- Medical examiners (Law) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Chemistry, Forensic -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nonfiction television programs
- Toxicologists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
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- Director1
- Film distributor1
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