Medical History Timeline

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  • The Egyptain Imnotep Describes the diagnosis and Treatment of 200 Diseases (2600)
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    The Egyptain Imnotep Describes the diagnosis and Treatment of 200 Diseases (2600)

    (2600 BCD)
    The Egyptain Imnotep Describes the diagnosis and Treatment of 200 Diseases (2600)
  • (280bc) Herophilus Studies the Nervous System
    101

    (280bc) Herophilus Studies the Nervous System

    Herophilus studies the nervous system
  • 101

    Alcmqueon of Croton Distinguished Veins from Arterites (500 BCE)

  • 101

    (300 BCE) Diocles Wrote the First Known Anatomy Book

    Diocles wrote the first known anatomy book
  • 101

    Ancient Greece

    A political rule from the 8th ro 6th century BCE. Hippocrates was an important medical leader and is called the father of healthcare.
  • Period: 101 to 500

    The Roman Empire (800BCE to 500AD)

    A political rule.
  • Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1400

    Dark Ages

    A political rule were science was pretty much outlawed
  • Avicenna Writes The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine
    Jan 1, 1010

    Avicenna Writes The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine

    Avicenna writesThe Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine
  • Roger Bacon Invents Spectacles
    Jan 1, 1249

    Roger Bacon Invents Spectacles

    Roger Bacon invents spectacles
  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to

    The Renaissance

    A very important political timespan where much was done with the studies of science and art. Also called the Age of Enlightenment.
  • Leonardo da Vinci Dissects Corpses
    Jan 1, 1489

    Leonardo da Vinci Dissects Corpses

    Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses
  • Zacharius Jannssen Invents the Microscope

    Zacharius Jannssen Invents the Microscope

    Zacharius Jannssen invents the microscope
  • Sir Christopher Wren Experiments with Canine Blood Transfusions

    Sir Christopher Wren Experiments with Canine Blood Transfusions

    Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes bacteria
  • Claudius Aymand Performs the First Successful Appendectomy

    Claudius Aymand Performs the First Successful Appendectomy

    Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy
  • American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War

    to 1783
  • Period: to

    French Revolution

    A Political Event
  • George Washington Becomes First US President

    George Washington Becomes First US President

  • Edward Jenner Develops the Process of Vaccination for Smallpox, the First Vaccine for Any Disease

    Edward Jenner develops the process of vaccination for smallpox, the first vaccine for any disease

  • Rene Laennec Invents the Stethoscope

    Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope
  • Dr. Horace Wells Uses Nitrous Oxide as an Anesthetic

    Dr. Horace Wells Uses Nitrous Oxide as an Anesthetic

    Dr. Horace Wells uses nitrous oxide as an anesthetic

  • Elizabeth Blackwell is the First Woman to Gain a Medical Degree from Geneva Medical College in New York

    Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to gain a medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York

  • Charles Gabriel Pravaz and Alexander Wood Develop the Syringe

    Charles Gabriel Pravaz and Alexander Wood develop the syringe
  • Louis Pasteur Identifies Germs as Cause of Disease

    Louis Pasteur Identifies Germs as Cause of Disease

    Louis Pasteur identifies germs as cause of disease
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    American Civil War

    A political event
  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    A political event

  • Joseph Lister Develops the Use of Antiseptic Surgical Methods and Publishes Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery

    Joseph Lister develops the use of antiseptic surgical methods and publishes Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery

  • Congress Appropriated (A Political Event)

    Congress appropriated funds "for investigating the origin and causes of epidemic diseases, especially yellow fever and cholera."
  • Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross

    Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross

    Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross

  • First Vaccine for Developed for Rabies

    First vaccine for developed for rabies by Louis Pasteur
  • Louis Pasteur Developes First Rabies Vaccine

    Louis Pasteur Developes First Rabies Vaccine

  • First Contact Lenses Developed

    First Contact Lenses Developed

    First contact lenses developed by A.E. Fick, a Swiss physician

  • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen Discovers X rays

    Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers X rays
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act

    An important political event of law signed by Theodore Roosevelt .
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    The First World War

    An important political event where many medical discoveries were made & also was the start of the epidemic of 1918.

  • Earle Dickson Invents the Band-Aid

    Earle Dickson Invented the Band-Aid

  • Sir Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin

    Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
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    Martin Luther King Jr Lifespan

    Political/Social Event
  • Period: to

    Franklin Roosevelt's Presidency

    A Political Event

  • World War II

    to 1945. A political event that brought around new methods of healthcare.

  • First Vaccine Developed for Influenza

    First vaccine developed for influenza by the US military
  • Period: to

    Cold War

    Between the Soveit Union and the United States
  • Period: to

    Korean War

  • Period: to

    Vietnam War

    Political Event
  • Robert S. Ledley Invents CAT-Scans

    Robert S. Ledley Invents CAT-Scans

    Robert S. Ledley was issued a patent for CAT-Scans
  • First test-tube baby is born

    First test-tube baby is born

    Louise Joy Brown

  • Smallpox is Eradicated

    Smallpox is declared eradicated
  • Persian Physician Rhazes Identifies Smallpox

    Persian Physician Rhazes Identifies Smallpox

    Persian physician Rhazes identifies smallpox