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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance
Rebirth of science
medical schools were built
Printing press was created (made medical books easier)
Human Disection was started (often crimals were sentenced to death by this and helped discover how the body worked) -
Period: Oct 3, 1480 to Oct 3, 1515
body drawings
Leonardo da Vinci drew pictures of the disected human body -
invention of the microscope
Anton von Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope -
Harvey discovery
William Harvey described the circulation of blood and pumping of the heart -
Mercury thermometer invented
Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer. -
invention of the flush toilet
Alexander Cummings invented the flush toilet. -
invention of bifocals
Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals and discovered that colds could be passed from person to person -
first ambulance
The first ambulance was invented -
small pox vaccination
Edward Jenner invented the vaccination for small pox while he was trying to find a vaccination for cow pox. -
First plastic surgery
The first plastic surgery is performed in England. -
first photograph
Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first photograph of outside his window. The picute took 8 hours to take. -
invention of the stethoscope
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope -
invention of the typewriter
W.A. Burt invented the typewriter -
discovery of cadaverous poisoning
Ignas Semmelweiss discovered that many of the causes for maternal infections were due to people coming from a cadaver lab and not washing hands. Ignas Semmelweiss died from a cut during an autopsy. -
first woman to qualify as a doctor
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the U.S. She inspired Florence Nightingale to pursue nursing. -
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Psychology study
Sigmund Freud studied the effects of the unconscious mind on the body. He realized that the mind and body work together. Father of psychology. -
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study of heredity
Gregor Mendel establised the patterns of heredity -
Start of first school of nursing
Florence Nightingale started the first school of nursing during the Crimean war and made nursing an honorable profession. -
Rabies Vaccination and Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur created the rabies vaccine and proved that microorgansisms caused disease. He also discovered that heating milk prevented the growth of bacteria (pasteurization). -
discovering antiseptics
Joseph Lister was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery to prevent infection in the incision. -
Discovery of Anthrax
Robert Koch discovered many diease causing organisms such as anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera. He is know as the Father of Microbiology. -
American Red Cross Established
Clara Barton started the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was known as the "angel of the battlefeild" -
discovery of x-rays
William Roentgen discover x-rays which allowed doctors to see inside the body to figure out what was wrong with a patient -
Teddy Bear
The birth of the Teddy Bear occured. -
invention of the bra and zipper
Mary Phelps Jacob invented the bra. Gideon Sundback invented the zipper. -
invention of the band-aid
Earle Dickson invented the band-aid -
invention of the traffic signal
Garret A. Morgan invented the traffic signal -
inventon of the iron lung
Phillip Drunker invented the iron lung -
Discovery of penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first anibiotic. Considered one of the most important discoveries of 20th century. -
invention of the atomic bomb
The atomic bomb was invented. The U.S. was the first to use it on Japan. -
cell phones invented
The cell phone was invented but not sold comercially until 1983 -
Polio virus vaccine
Jonas Salk discovered an altered polio virus vaccine. -
oral contraceptives invented
Oral contraceptives or the pill were invented -
Oral Polio vaccine
Albert Sabin created an oral polio vaccine that was more effective than Salks vaccine -
contacts invented
The soft contact lense was invented -
first heart transplant surgery
Christan Bernard performed the world's first heart transplant surgery. -
gene splicing invented
Herb Boyer and Stanley Cohen invented gene splicing -
invention of liposuction
Giorgio Fischer invented liposuction. -
First test tube baby born
Louise Brown was the first baby born with invitro fertilization or test tube baby. -
rollerblades invented
Scott olson invented rollerblades. -
Gene Therapy started
Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease. -
Tissue Cloning
Dolly the sheep was the first animal cloned.
