History Of Medicine

By HeatherWoyak
  • First school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy
    Jan 1, 1000

    First school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy

  • Jan 1, 1200

    First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted

  • First dissections of human corpse
    Jan 1, 1300

    First dissections of human corpse

  • Jan 1, 1400

    First recorded regulations for mid wives

  • Johannes Gutenburhg first invented the printing press
    Jan 1, 1440

    Johannes Gutenburhg first invented the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1500

    First scientific study of human anatomy published

  • Blood circulation first described Bacteria discovered

    Blood circulation first described Bacteria discovered

  • The chinese used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion

    The chinese used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion

  • The telescope was invented

  • William Harvey described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

  • Obstetrics established as a seperate branch of medicine.

  • Vaccination against small pox developed

  • the piano was invented

    Bartolomeo christofori invented it
  • Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer

    Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer

  • the steam engine was invented

    James Watts invented the Steam engine

  • America was founded

  • The piano was invented!

    Bartolomeo Christofori invented the piano

  • Laws requiring "licensed "medical practitioners.

  • Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox

    Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox

  • Diagnostic tools, such as microscope, thermometer and x-rays, invented

    Diagnostic tools, such as microscope, thermometer and x-rays, invented

  • The fire extingusiher was invented

    George William Mandby invented the extuinguisher

  • Rene Laennac invented the stethoscope

  • First practical anesthetic, ether, introduced

  • Civil war started...(1861-1865)

  • Louis Pasteur first pasteurized milk in 1862

  • The submarine was invented

  • Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity

  • Germ theory introduced

  • Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross

    Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross

  • Joesph Lister used disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

    Joesph Lister used disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

  • Rabies vaccine discovered

  • Florence Nightengale founded nursing

  • William Roentgen discovered X-rays

  • Major blood types discovered

  • Gunpowder invented

  • Marie curie isolated radium

  • First antibiotic drug, penicillin, discovered

  • Benjamin Franklin discovered peniclillen

    Benjamin Franklin discovered peniclillen

  • First successful polio vaccine

  • Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine

  • Birth control pill introduced

  • First successful heart transplant

  • First test-tubebaby born

    First test-tubebaby born

  • AIDS first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Scientist clone sheep

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