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In 400 B.C.E the greeks began to study diseases. Hippocrates was the father of medicine and wrote a code of ethics called Hippocratic Oath.
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Hippocrates was the father of medicine in 400 BCE.
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The study of medical science stopped, and they used herbal medicine. There were many diseases going around
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From 400 AD to 800 AD Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited. This was during the dark ages.
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The time period of the rebirth of science. Medical schools and the printing press were being made.
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Leonardo Da Vinci dissected the human body and drew pictures to help understand the organs.
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William Harvey described the pumping of the heart and the circulation of blood.
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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek invented the first microscope.
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Gabriel Gahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer in 1714.
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Benjamin Franklin discovered that colds could be passed on from person to person and invented bifocals.
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Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796.
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Rene Laennec invented the first sethoscope.
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Ignas Semmelweiss identified the cause of infections and pushed control on hand washing.
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Joseph Lister was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery to prevent any kind of infection.
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In 1880 the Romans began public health and sanitation systems.
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Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1981
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Louis Pasteur proved that microorganisms in rabies vaccine's caused diseases.
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Louis pasteur pasteurized milk to kill bacteria in 1886.
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William Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895.
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In 1910 Marrie Currie isolated radium salts in Paris.
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Florence Nightengale is the founder of modern nursing.
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In 1910 Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity. He is also known as the father of genetics.
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In 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
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Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952
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Christian Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant surgery.
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Albert Sabin created the oral polio vaccine which was more helpful than Salk's vaccine.
