Edward Jenner much less virulent) protected them from smallpox. On 14 May 1796, Jenner tested his hypothesis by inoculating James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy who was the son of Jenner's gardener. He scraped pus from cowpox blisters on the hands of Sarah Nelmes, a milkmaid who had caught cowpox from a cow called Blossom, whose hide now hangs on the wall of the St George's medical school library (now in Tooting). Phipps was the 17th case described in Jenner's first paper on vaccination. Jenner inoculated Phipps in both arms that day, subsequently producing in Phipps a fever and some uneasiness, but no
Greg Jenner Phone Age" in which he described how routines and habits today had their genesis in the past as well as highlighting contrasts in every day routines through the ages. Jenner has written for "GQ" magazine and has appeared as a guest on "Richard Herring's interview podcasts" Jenner has appeared as a guest on the "Art Detective" podcast. Jenner appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme "Great Lives" discussing Gene Kelly. He has appeared more than once as a guest on "QI" spin-off podcast "No Such Thing as a Fish". Jenner has appeared as a guest on the Simon Mayo and