medical timeline

By Dolly Lively
  • 401

    The Hippocratic Oath was created

    The oldest medical document found.
  • 1300

    First eyeglasses were invented

    The first eyeglasses were made by Salvino D'Armate.

  • The first practical thermometer was used to check the temperature of a patient.

    It was invented by Daniel Gabriel.

  • The stethoscope was invented

    It was invented by Rene Laennec

  • The first rubber condom was invented.

    It was invented by Charles Goodyear

  • The first painless surgery with general anesthetic

    John Collins Warren was the patient.

  • The first woman got a medical degree.

    The woman who created it was Elizabeth Blackwell.

  • The aspirin was invented.

    It was invented by Felix Hoffman

  • The x-ray was discovered.

    Wilhelm Conrad discovered it on accident.

  • Electrocardiography was discovered.

    Willem Einthoven discovered it.

  • Penicillin was discovered.

    Alexander Fleming discovered it.

  • The first commercial ultrasound.

    Ian Donald and Tom Brown performed it.

  • Invention of CPR.

    CPR saves around 100,000 to 200,000 lives each year.

  • The first human heart transplant was performed.

    The firs heart transplant was performed in South Africa

  • The first full face transplant was performed.

    It was performed in France .