History Of Medicine By HeatherWoyak Jan 1, 1000 First school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy Jan 1, 1200 First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted Jan 1, 1300 First dissections of human corpse Jan 1, 1400 First recorded regulations for mid wives Jan 1, 1440 Johannes Gutenburhg first invented the printing press Jan 1, 1500 First scientific study of human anatomy published Jan 1, 1600 Blood circulation first described Bacteria discovered Jan 1, 1600 The chinese used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion Jan 1, 1608 The telescope was invented Jan 1, 1615 William Harvey described the circulation of blood to and from the heart Jan 1, 1700 Obstetrics established as a seperate branch of medicine. Jan 1, 1700 Vaccination against small pox developed Jan 1, 1709 the piano was invented Bartolomeo christofori invented it Jan 1, 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer Jan 1, 1769 the steam engine was invented James Watts invented the Steam engine Jan 1, 1775 America was founded Jan 1, 1780 The piano was invented! Bartolomeo Christofori invented the piano Jan 1, 1796 Laws requiring "licensed "medical practitioners. Jan 1, 1796 Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox Jan 1, 1800 Diagnostic tools, such as microscope, thermometer and x-rays, invented Jan 1, 1818 The fire extingusiher was invented George William Mandby invented the extuinguisher Jan 1, 1819 Rene Laennac invented the stethoscope Jan 1, 1842 First practical anesthetic, ether, introduced Jan 1, 1861 Civil war started...(1861-1865) Apr 1, 1862 Louis Pasteur first pasteurized milk in 1862 Jan 1, 1864 The submarine was invented Jan 1, 1865 Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity Jan 1, 1879 Germ theory introduced Jan 1, 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross Jan 1, 1883 Joesph Lister used disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery Jan 1, 1885 Rabies vaccine discovered Jan 1, 1886 Florence Nightengale founded nursing Jan 1, 1895 William Roentgen discovered X-rays Jan 1, 1900 Major blood types discovered Jan 1, 1900 Gunpowder invented Jan 1, 1910 Marie curie isolated radium Jan 1, 1928 First antibiotic drug, penicillin, discovered Jan 1, 1928 Benjamin Franklin discovered peniclillen Jan 1, 1950 First successful polio vaccine Jan 1, 1952 Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine Jan 1, 1960 Birth control pill introduced Jan 1, 1967 First successful heart transplant Jan 1, 1978 First test-tubebaby born Jan 1, 1981 AIDS first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jan 1, 1997 Scientist clone sheep