History of Health Care By kaityandmckenna 460 Father of medicine: Hippocrates Oct 1, 1469 Da Vinci painted human body disecctions Aug 23, 1628 William Harvey Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart Jan 1, 1724 First Mercury Thermometer invented Oct 1, 1796 Smallpox vaccine developed May 12, 1820 Founder of modern nursing fForence Nightengale Jan 1, 1856 Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity Jan 1, 1864 Louis Pasteur began pasturizing milk to kill the bacteria Oct 2, 1865 Joseph Lister began using disinfectants during surgery May 21, 1881 American Red Cross founded Mar 1, 1895 X-Rays discovered Jan 1, 1910 Marie Curie isolated Radium 1910 Oct 1, 1910 Public Health and Sanitation systems started Jan 1, 1918 The Great pandemic Oct 2, 1918 End of World War 1 Oct 1, 1928 Penicillin discovered Apr 1, 1952 Polio Vaccine developed