Medical Innovations in the Industrial Revolution By follmer2014 Feb 13, 1728 John Hunter is born in Scotland. May 14, 1748 Hunter disects thousands of human bodies for study. May 17, 1749 Edward Jenner is born in England. Dec 17, 1778 Humphrey Davy is born in England. Feb 17, 1781 Rene Laennec is born in France. Oct 16, 1793 John Hunter dies. May 15, 1796 Jenner creates a smallpox vaccination. May 14, 1799 Davy discovers that inhaling ether relieves pain. Jun 7, 1811 James Simpson is born in Scotland. May 15, 1816 Laennec invents the stethoscope. May 12, 1820 Florence Nightingale is born in England. Dec 27, 1822 Louis Pasteur is born in France. Jan 26, 1823 Edward Jenner dies. Aug 13, 1826 Rene Laennec dies. Apr 5, 1827 Joseph Lister was born in England. May 29, 1829 Humphrey Davy dies. Dec 11, 1843 Robert Koch is born in Germany. Mar 27, 1845 Wilhelm Roentgen is born in Germany. May 14, 1847 Simpson began using chloroform in surgeries. May 14, 1856 Nightingale greatly improves nursing. May 14, 1863 Pasteur proves that microscopic organisms cause disease. May 14, 1865 Lister discovers antiseptic surgery. May 6, 1870 James Simpson dies. May 14, 1895 Roentgen discovered x-rays. Sep 28, 1895 Louis Pasteur dies. May 15, 1905 Koch developed chemicals to target specific bacteria. May 27, 1910 Robert Koch dies. Aug 13, 1910 Florence Nightingale dies. Feb 10, 1912 Joseph Lister dies. Feb 10, 1923 Wilhelm Roetgen dies. May 14, 2013 Sources http://www.localhistories.org/medicine.html http://www.localhistories.org/industrial.html http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/johnhunter.aspx
