Timeline on medicine

  • 1817

    1817

    James Parkinson discovered the so-called "Parkinson's disease"
  • 1819

    1819

    René Hyacinthe invented the stethoscope.
    He used to get angry frequently.
  • 1827

    1827

    Leroy discovered acetylsalicylic acid
  • 1828

    1828

    The first surgical medical school in Monterrey was founded
  • 1846

    1846

    Henry Jacob Bigelow
    He Would discover the anesthetic.
  • 1847

    1847

    Carl Ludwig
    He made the first blood pressure record with a chmograph
  • 1848

    1848

    Gonzalitos founded the Chair of Medicine in Monterrey
  • 1853

    1853

    The use of anesthesia was consolidated with John Snow as the first anesthetist
  • 1854

    1854

    Modern nursing was developed with Florence Nighttingale
  • 1859

    1859

    The Medical School in Monterrey was created