History of Medicine

By sherbert
  • Jan 1, 1489

    Anatomy

    Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses.

  • Microscope

    Zacharius Jannssen invents the microscope.

  • Blood Transfusions

    Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions.

  • Blood Cells

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells.

  • Scurvy

    James Lind publishes his Treatise of the Scurvy stating that citrus fruits prevent scurvy.

  • Appendectomy

    Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy.

  • Nitrous Oxide

    Sir Humphry Davy discovers the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide

  • Stethoscope

    Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope

  • Women in Medicine

    Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to gain a medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.

  • Syringe

    Charles Gabriel Pravaz and Alexander Wood develop the syringe.