Images 1

Medical Innovations

By rstorm1
  • John Hunter

    John Hunter
    Where are they from Long Calderwood, now part of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    When did they live - Born and Died 13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in \medicine.
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner
    Where are they from Berkeley, Gloucestershire
    When did they live - Born and Died 17 May 1749 - 26 January 1823
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Jenner was an English doctor, the pioneer of smallpox vaccination and the father of immunology.
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch
    Where are they from Berkeley, Gloucestershire
    When did they live - Born and Died 17 May 1749 - 26 January 1823
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Jenner was an English doctor, the pioneer of smallpox vaccination and the father of immunology.
  • Humphry Davy

    Humphry Davy
    Where are they from Penzance in Cornwall
    When did they live - Born and Died 17 December 1778-29 May 1829
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Davy was a British chemist best known for his experiments in electro-chemistry and his invention of a miner's safety lamp.
  • Rene Laennec

    Rene Laennec
    Where are they from Quimper, France
    When did they live - Born and Died 17-Feb-1781- 13-Aug-1826
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Invented the stethoscope.
  • James Simpson

    James Simpson
    Where are they from Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
    When did they live - Born and Died 7th June, 1811- 1870
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use.
  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale
    Where are they from Villa La Columbaia in Florence
    When did they live - Born and Died 12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    She was the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur
    Where are they from Dole, France When did they live - Born and Died December 27, 1822
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    Dr. Louis Pasteur discovered that microbes were responsible for sourcing alcohol and came up with the process of pasteurization, where bacteria is destroyed by heating beverages and then allowing them to cool. His work in germ theory also led him and his team to create vaccinations for anthrax and rabies.
  • Joseph Lister

    Joseph Lister
    Joseph Lister Where are they from- Essex,
    When did they live - Born and Died 1827-1912
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution-

    Introduced new principles of cleanliness which transformed surgical practice in the late 1800s.
  • Wilhelm Roentgen

    Wilhelm Roentgen
    Where are they from Remscheid
    When did they live - Born and Died November 8 1845-1923
    Contribution(s) to medical field during the Industrial Revolution

    he discovered X‑rays, which became important in medical diagnosis and therapy.
  • WORK CITED

    BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/davy_humphrey.shtml
    "Louis Pasteur Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 14 May 2013. ttp://www.biography.com/people/louis-pasteur-9434402
    "Science Museum. Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine." Joseph Lister (1827-1912). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2013. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/josephlister.aspx
  • Work Cited

    "Science Museum. Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine." Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013. .http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/wilhelmconrad.aspx
    "John Hunter (surgeon)." John Hunter (surgeon). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
    http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/John_Hunter_%28surgeon%29.html
    BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 15 May 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jenner_edward.shtml
  • Work Cited

    "René Laënnec." René Laënnec. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
    http://www.nndb.com/people/670/000205055/
    "Science Museum. Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine." Robert Koch ( 1843-1910). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
    "Sir James Young Simpson." Sir James Young Simpson. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
    http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/simpson_james.htm
  • Work Cited

    "Florence Nightingale (1820 — 1910)." Florence Nightingale (1820 — 1910). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013. http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/florrie.html
    "Florence Nightingale (1820 — 1910)." Florence Nightingale (1820 — 1910). N.p., n.d.
    Web. 15 May 2013.
    http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/florrie.html