History of medicine timeline

By paulkellehersmith
  • Jan 1, 1249

    Glasses invented

    Roger Bacon invents spectacles
  • Jan 1, 1489

    Autopsy

    Autopsy
    Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses

  • Microscope

    Microscope
    Zacharius Jannssen invents the microscope

  • Blood Cells discovered

    Blood Cells discovered
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells

  • Anesthetic

    Anesthetic
    Dr. Horace Wells uses nitrous oxide as an anesthetic

  • Contact lenses

    Contact lenses
    First contact lenses developed

  • Stethescope

    Stethescope
    Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope

  • Pacemaker

    Pacemaker
    John Hopps invented the first cardiac pacemaker

  • Vaccine for measles

    Vaccine for measles
    First vaccine developed for measles.

  • Cancer Vaccine

    Cancer Vaccine
    First vaccine to target a cause of cancer