Blood Forensic History Timeline

By luiszavaletaavon
  • Egyptian Bloodletting
    2500 BCE

    Egyptian Bloodletting

    2500 B.C. – Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • Greek Science
    500 BCE

    Greek Science

    500 B.C. – Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
  • Blood Under Microscopes

    Blood Under Microscopes

    1659 A.D. – Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • Blood Transfusion

    Blood Transfusion

    1795 – First blood transfusion performed
  • Blood Types

    Blood Types

    1901 – Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A, B, O
  • 4th blood type

    4th blood type

    1902 – Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB
  • Blood Donor

    Blood Donor

    1922 – Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • Blood Storing

    Blood Storing

    1935 – Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions
  • Blood bank

    Blood bank

    1937 – Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • Rh protein discovery

    Rh protein discovery

    1940 – Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    1959 – First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo
  • Virus causing AIDS

    Virus causing AIDS

    1984 – Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS
  • ELISA

    ELISA

    1985 – Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV
  • Blood Tests

    Blood Tests

    1987 – Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases