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113
Acupuncture
Chinese first starting using acupuncture to relieve pain and congression in 113 BC. -
460
Hippocrates
Hippocrates was born in 460 BC and he is known as the father of medicine. -
Jan 1, 1200
Hygiene
During this time period first strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted. -
Jan 1, 1300
Dissection (1300s)
During the 1300's was the first dissection of human corpse. -
Jan 1, 1400
Mid-Wives (1400s)
First recorded regulations for mid-wives. -
Jan 1, 1489
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci disects bodies. He was an artist who used dissection to draw the human body. -
Jan 1, 1510
Leonardo da Vinci
In 1510, Leonardo da Vinci used dissection to draw th human body and published a book in 1543 about the drawings of human anatomy. -
Microscope (1600s)
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope. -
The circulation of blood is described
William Harvey explains the circulatory system, and describes circulation of blood to and from the heart. -
Mercury Thermometer
Gabriel Fahrenheit, created the first mercury thermometer in 1714. -
Vaccine for smallpox is developed
Edward Jenner developed the vaccine for smallpox. -
Rene Laennec
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope. -
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820, and she is known to be the founder of modern nursing. -
Patterns of Heredity
Gregor Mendel,born in 1822, established the patterns of heredity. -
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the U.S. Inspired Florence Nightingale to pursue nursing. -
Killing Bacteria
In 1857, Louis Pasteur began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria. -
Disinfectants/Antiseptics
in 1867, Joseph Lister began using disinfectants and anitseptics during surgery. -
Pathogens
In 1870, Robert Koch developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens. -
American Red Cross
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. -
X-rays
William Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895 -
Radium is isolated
Marie Curie isolated radium in 1910. -
Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. -
Polio Vaccine
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952. -
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine using dead polio virus in 1952 -
Heart Transplant
First successful heart transplant was performed by Christiaan Barnard on a man named Louis Washkansky. -
Clone Sheep
Scientists clone sheep. -
Public health/sanitation systems
The Romans began public health and sanitation systems in 800 BC.
