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200
Chinese
BCE
used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion
complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain -
400
Hippocrates
THe father of medicin
wrote the code of ethics
influential doctor -
Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1400
The dark ages and middle ages
study of medical science stopped for over 1000 years
medicine practiced only in monisteries and convents
used herbal medicines
there were many plagues and epidemics that they didnt have the medicin for
emphasis was placed on saving the soul
over 1/3 of europe died -
525
Egyptians
earliest people known to maintain accurate helath records
identified some specific diseases
used medicines to heal diseases -
Jan 1, 1200
Romans
began public health and sanitation systems
-helps keep societys cleaner and more sanitary -
Oct 6, 1450
Printing press
Johannes gutenberg -
Jan 1, 1511
Leonardo Da Vinci
Famous artist
used dissection to draw the human body
first anitomical drawings
he was a very intelligent man who had some correct theorys -
Oct 1, 1519
ferdinand magellin is the first person to go around the world
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Oct 6, 1551
Amlorisie Pare
father of modern surgery
improved surgery -
William harvey
described the ciculation of blood to and the pumping of the heart -
Gabriel Fahrenheit
created the first mercury thermometer -
bifocals
benjamin franklin invented the bifocals and he also discovered that a cold could be spread by coughing -
stampact repealed
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the boston massicure
four workers shot by british soldiers -
we sign the decleration of independence
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ambulance
the first ambulance was used -
Edward Jenner
developed a vaccine for smallpox (related to cow pox)
small pox- contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars. -
first plastic surgery
first plastic surgery took place in England -
stethoscope
Rene lannec -
Elevator
Burton and Hormer invented the elevator we use today moddled after a king in englands "eleator" system -
telegraph
Harrison dayar invented the telegraph -
wisconsin becomes a state
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first women qualified as a doctor
Elizabeth blackwell was the first female to qualify as a doctor -
Florence Nightengals
founder of midern nursing
started the first schhool of nursing druing the Crimean War and made nursing and honorable profession -
telephone
Alexander Grahmbell invented the telephone -
Robert Koch
developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens
"father or microbiology"
discovered many disease-causing organisims -
Clara barton
founded the American Red cross
known as "angle of the battle field" -
Williams Roentgen
discovered x-rays \
this discovery allowed doctors to see inside the boxy to see the problem in the patient
x-ray-electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target -
Louis Pasteur
began pasteurixing milk to kill bacteria -
Marie curie
Isolated radium
Uses: Radium has been used to produce neutron sources, luminous paints, and medical radioisotopes -
Gregory Mendel
established patterns of heredity
heredity- The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another (a persens ansestory) -
Period: to
World War 1
the first of the two world wars -
bandaid
Earle dickson invented the bandaid -
SIr ALexander Fleming
Discovered penicilin An antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue molds, (now) usually prepared synthetically -
Period: to
World war 2
the last of the world wars -
coulumbus "discovers" america
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Jonas Salk
developed the polio vaccine -
JFK assasination
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ibuprofen
ibuprofen was invented by White hall laboratories
atfirst it was a prescriptian drug but then better drugs came along and today it is an over the counter medicine -
Armstrong on the moon
first mand on the moon -
first test tube baby born
Louise brown -
Queen elizabeth the queen mother turns 100
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President Obama elected president
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9/11
terrorist attack on the twin towers in NYC -
presidential election
