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Feb 18, 1553
New Theory
Michael Servetus explains his theory on how blood flows to both sides of the heart by the luncgs rather than flow throw the ventricle wall. -
Jan Swammerdam
First person to descibe and observe red blood cells at the age of 21. -
Richard Lower
First person recorded to procede a blood transfusion in animals. -
Jean Baptiste-Denis
Performed the first blood transfusion on a teen who was suffering from a fever. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Perovided a closer descriotion of red blood cells saying they were "25,000 times smaller than a grain of sand" -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Provided a close description of the red blood cell sa -
William Hewson
Arrested blood clotting and got a substance from plasma isolated called "fibrogen". -
James Blundell
He performes the first ever human to human blood transfusion. -
Karl Lanstiener
Publised a report naming the different blood types A, B, and O. -
Lanstiener
Discovered blood type AB which causes aggulation on blood A and B. -
Reuben Ottenberg
Performs first transfusion using cross matching. -
Richard Lewisohn
Formed sodium citrate that prevents coagulation. -
Oswald Robertson
Stored blood trpe O using a citrate glucose solution. -
Percy Lane Oliver
Stated operating a blood donor servive. -
Norman Bethune
Organized a mobile blood service. -
Karl Lanstiener
Discovered the Rh blood group. -
Edwin Cohn
Intented a way to seperate plasmas different protiens. -
Dr. Isidor Ravdin
Treated victims of Pearl with albumin to increase blood volume. -
Dr. Carl W. Walter
Created a plastic bag used ofr storing blood. -
Dr. Max Perutz
Broke down the structure of hemoglobin. -
Elliot Richardson
Discovered a substance on the hepatitis B virus that triggers antibody production. -
Dr. Luc Montagnier
Researchers at his lab isolate the virus that causes AIDS. -
Robert Gallo
Announces the discovery of the AIDS virus called HTLV III.