History of Medicine

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Hospitals
    800

    Hospitals

    a place where patients could be treated by doctors with access to specialized equipment started to emerge in the 8th century.
  • Rhazes
    900

    Rhazes

    Discovered the difference between small pox and measles.
  • Ophthalmology and optics
    1050

    Ophthalmology and optics

    The 11th century scientist Ibn al-Haytham, came up with a new explanation for vision through his research on optics and the anatomy of the eye
  • Roger Bacon
    1250

    Roger Bacon

    Invented the first Magnifying Glass
  • 1250

    Cleaning wounds

    13th-century surgeon Theodoric Borgognoni came up with an antiseptic method, where wounds were to be cleaned and then sutured to promote healing.
  • Anatomy and dissection
    1450

    Anatomy and dissection

    there is evidence that medieval physicians did experiments and examined the anatomy of the human body.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    Renaissance

  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Blood Transfusion

    Blood Transfusion

    Blood given to someone through a vein
  • René Laënnec

    René Laënnec

    Invented the stethoscope
  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

    Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation using diethyl ether as an anesthetic.
  • Brain Waves

    Brain Waves

    scientist Richard Caton discovered brain waves first with animals
  • X-ray

    X-ray

    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered the X-ray
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Electrocardiogram

    Electrocardiogram

    Dr. Willem Einthoven invented the first practical electrocardiogram.
  • Lobotomy

    Lobotomy

    António Egas Moniz performed the first modern lobotomy
  • Heart Transplant

    Heart Transplant

    Dr. Christiaan Barnard did the first human heart transplant
  • Dr. Raymond V. Damadian

    Dr. Raymond V. Damadian

    Invented the M.R.I.
  • Synthetic Blood

    Synthetic Blood

    First blood substitute used for humans
  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • Human Genome Project

    Human Genome Project

    Scientists completed a draft mapping out the human genome
  • HPV Vaccine

    HPV Vaccine

    HPV vaccine gardasll was approved.
  • First vaccine to target a cause of cancer

    First vaccine to target a cause of cancer

  • Bionic Limbs

    Bionic Limbs

    In 2012 amputees began receiving bionic limbs
  • Leadless Pacemakers

    Leadless Pacemakers