TIL Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock) discredited Robert Koch ( discoveror of tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax) tuberculosis cure.
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I mean this is a super unfair characterization of both of them. While Arthur conan doyle may have believed in the supernatural, he was also a practising doctor. And according to the article, Koch, who had many other accomplishments as well, didn't present his discovery as a cure at all, and was quick to retract his statement when it didn't show much therapeutic value. It seems like this was more about the hype over his treatment getting blown out of proportion.