The Pernkopf Atlas: Medicine's Most Controversial Book

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The Pernkopf Atlas contains some of the most detailed illustrations of the human body ever created. That's why many surgeons and anatomists still consult it today. But the book has a dark past. Its author and illustrators were Nazis, and many of the people depicted in it were political prisoners and petty criminals who never had a say about their inclusion. Content Warnings: 11:43-11:50: anatomical drawing from Anathomia corporis humani 13:01-13:11: anatomical drawing from De humani corporis fabrica 15:19-15:25: wax anatomical model of a woman Anatomical drawings from the Pernkopf Atlas: 21:29-21:42 24:35-24:52 25:17-25:26 27:09-27:15 31:49-32:03 33:02-33:14 34:28-34:44 34:47-34:58 35:31-35:48 36:08-36:21 39:39-39:47 44:29-44:38 44:43-45:02 45:45-45:54 Hosted by: Danielle Bainbridge (she/her) Correction: 3:26 The Sturmabteilung were also known as Brownshirts, not Browncoats. ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jp Lynch, Friso, Cye Stoner, Eric Jensen, Chris Mackey, J.V. Rosenbalm, Adam Brainard, Alan Wong, Bethany Matthews, David Johnston, Jaap Westera, Reed Spilmann, Toyas Dhake, Chris Curry, Matt Curls, Garrett Galloway, Blood Doctor Kelly, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters, Kevin Knupp, Steve Gums, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Joseph Ruf, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scishow.bsky.social #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQDh8EIXHQoB17xTnUyTqb9rzK13r5nQ5b9axOjT29KgekcHxrZ0miyNCTjT5FyM0L-JWJqeYf2_8Q/pub