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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299
Middle Ages
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Sep 6, 900
Rhazes
Persian doctor who discovered the difference between small pox and measles. -
Jan 1, 1277
Eyeglasses
The first Eyeglasses were made in 1277 in Italy. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1347
Bubonic Plague
In 1347 bubonic plague broke out in Instanbul, which now is known as Turkey -
Zacharius
In 1590 Zacharius invented the microscope. -
Sir Christopher Wren
In 1656 Wren experimented on canines and did a successful blood transfusion with them. -
Marcello Malpighi
In 1661 Malpighi identified capillaries which showed the link between veins and arteries and he also proved Harvey's theory of blood circulation right. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
In 1670 Leeunhoek discovered blood cells and observed animal and plant tissues and microorganisms -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Hospital
The first hospital was founded in 1751 by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. -
Orthodontist
Orthodontic braces were invented in the 1800's. -
Elizabeth Blackwell
Blackwell was the first women to graduate from medical school and become a surgeon. -
Gupta Longati
Longati discovered brain cancer in 1873. -
Felix Hoffman
Hoffman discovered aspirin and also invented it. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Oskar Wintersteiner
In 1928 Wintersteiner proved that insulin was a protein. -
Stewart Adams
Dr. Stewart Adams and his colleagues discovered Ibuprofen in the 1950's -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
In 2003 a new viral disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome emerged.
