Blood timeline

  • Egyptians
    2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Used bloodletting to try & cure diseases.
  • Greeks
    500 BCE

    Greeks

    first to distinguish between arteries & veins.
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    viewed blood cells from a microscope.
  • First blood transfusion

    First blood transfusion

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    discovered the three blood types A,B, & O.
  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello

    discovered the fourth blood type AB.
  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver

    established the first blood donor service.
  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic

    developed a method to store blood transfusions.
  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus

    establishes the first blood bank
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    discovered the Rh protein
  • First case of AIDS in the Congo

    First case of AIDS in the Congo

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo

    identified the virus causing AIDS.
  • Development of ELISA test

    Development of ELISA test

    enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay
  • Blood screening tests for infectious diseases

    Blood screening tests for infectious diseases