Blood Forensic History Timeline

By luiszavaletaavon
  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptian Bloodletting

    Egyptian Bloodletting
    2500 B.C. – Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • 500 BCE

    Greek Science

    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