Almanac: The forerunner of hypnotism

On March 5, 1815, Franz Anton Mesmer, a German doctor whose controversial methods to harness a force he called "animal magnetism" were the forerunner of modern hypnotism, died at age 80. Jane Pauley reports.

Almanac: The forerunner of hypnotism
On March 5, 1815, Franz Anton Mesmer, a German doctor whose controversial methods to harness a force he called "animal magnetism" were the forerunner of modern hypnotism, died at age 80. Jane Pauley reports.