Medical HIstory By daniel esparza 512 BCE Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries 300 BCE Diocles wrote the first known anatomy book 280 BCE Herophilus studys the nervous system Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300 middle ages 1249 spectacles are made Period: Jan 1, 1301 to Dec 31, 1700 Renaissance 1489 Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses 1635 first microscope 1657 Christopher wren experiments with canine blood transfusions 1671 Anton Leeuwenhoek finds out about blood cells Period: Jan 1, 1701 to Dec 31, 1899 industrial revolution 1749 milkmaids exposed to cowpoxs 1842 Crawford Long uses ether as a anesthetic for the first time 1853 Charles Gabriel and Alexander Wood make a syringe 1857 Louis Pasteur leads to the idea that germs are a cause of disease 1897 First vaccine developed for Bubonic plague Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 1999 Modern world Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Sep 4, 2019 21st Century
