Health Occupations TImeline By breanahintz Jan 1, 1452 Leonardo Da Vinci used human dissections to draw the human anatomy Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey described the circulation of the blood to and from the heart Jan 1, 1668 Anton von Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope Jan 1, 1760 Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals Jan 1, 1796 Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox Jan 1, 1816 Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope Jan 1, 1822 Gregor Mendel established the pattterns of hederity Jan 1, 1846 Ignas Semmetweiss identified the cause of maternal infections and instituted hand washing Jan 1, 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the U.S. Jan 1, 1860 Florence Nightingale started the first school of nursing during the Crimean War and made nursing an honorable profession Jan 1, 1860 Joseph Lister was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery to prevent infection in the incision Jan 1, 1867 Louis Pasteur- rabies vaccine proved that microorganisms caused disease and discovered that heating milk prevented the growth of bacteria Period: Jan 1, 1876 to Jan 1, 1883 Robert Koch- Father of Microbiology, he discovered many disease- causing organisms- anthrax, tubericulosis, cholera Jan 1, 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross Jan 1, 1895 William Roentgen discovered X-rays Jan 1, 1910 Marie Curie isolated radium Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Oct 1, 1918 Influence pandemic kills many all across the world Jan 1, 1928 Alexander Flemming discovered Penicillin Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 8, 1945 World War 2 Period: May 3, 1946 to Nov 28, 1989 Cold War Jan 1, 1952 Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine Oct 6, 1956 Albert Sabin created the oral polio vaccine Jan 1, 1960 Birth control is introduced Jan 1, 1967 Christian Barnard performed the world's first heart transplant surgery Period: Apr 28, 1975 to Sep 3, 1983 Revolutionary War Jan 1, 1978 First test tube baby is born - Louise Brown Jan 1, 1981 AIDS is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
