Medical Investigations 1 By alisondose Period: 500 to Sep 4, 2015 History of Medicine Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500 Middle Ages Sep 9, 1284 Mansue opens hospital in Cairo Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1599 Renaissance Sep 9, 1300 Islamic Hospitals: health care for the sick Sep 9, 1300 concave lenses used to treat myopia developed in intaly Sep 4, 1400 Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine, but is denied. French Woman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine, but is denied. Sep 9, 1493 Surgery book showing relationship between medicine and surgery Sep 9, 1510 Ambriose Pare pioneered a treatment for gunshot wounds Sep 9, 1518 Royal College of Physicians of London was founded Sep 9, 1570 Ship surgeon used lemon juice to treat scruvy Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Dec 31, 1899 Industrial Revolution Sep 9, 1600 Use of scientific method begins Sep 9, 1665 Robert Hoke invented the reflective microscope Sep 9, 1673 Antonie van Leeuwnhoek describes bacteria Sep 9, 1700 Francic Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas Sep 9, 1847 Importance of handwashing arises Sep 9, 1897 Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Sep 4, 2015 Mondern World Sep 9, 1909 Bubonic Plague hits San Fransisco Sep 9, 1928 Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin Sep 9, 1952 Salk discovers polio vaccine Sep 9, 2001 Maggots were used for infectious wound treatment Sep 9, 2009 First FDA approved implanted artificial heart placed in paitent Mar 2, 2022 Rahzes discovered difference between smallpox and Measles