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William Harvey
first to describe in detail systemic circulation -
Robert Hooke
discovered the first light microscope -
Edward Jenner
he found that his vaccination for small pox works -
Thomas Malthus
found the tragedy of the commons and predicted the population would take over the earth -
Charles Darwin
announced his discovery of natural selection after experimenting for 20 years -
Florence Nightengale
opened up a nursing school for and made nursing a serious profession -
Gregor Mendel
found out how genetics works -
Louis Pasteur
completed test for what is known today as pasteurization- removing bacteria by boiling and cooling liquids -
Joseph Lister
founder of antiseptic medicine -
Robert Koch
proved that a specific micro-organism was the cause of a disease, considered the founder bacteriology -
Clara Barton
founded red cross -
Paul Ehrlich
came up with the first vaccine for syphilis -
.Thomas hunt- Morgan
Discovered x-linked traits in flies -
Sir Alexander Fleming
discovered lysozyme -
Dr. Charles Drew
used his findings of being able to store blood and set up blood donor stations -
Barbra McClintock
discovered that genes have the ability to jump -
George Schaller
discovered that gorillas were more like humans than anyone thought -
Francis crick
discovered the double helix -
Jonas Salk
his vaccine for polio was approved for public use -
Albert Sabin
started giving people an easier to use vaccine for polio which was taken orally
