Medicinal Discoveries of the Silent Generation timeline

Dec 20, 1926

First vaccine to pertussis was discovered
Dec 20, 1927

Vaccine for tuberculosis was discovered
Dec 20, 1927

Vaccine for tetanus was discovered
Dec 20, 1928

Alexander Fleming discovered penecillian
Dec 20, 1929

Hans Berger discovers human electroencephalography
Dec 20, 1932

Researchers discovered Riboflavin, vitamin B3
Dec 20, 1933

Manfred Sakel discovered insulin shock therapy
Dec 20, 1935

Vaccine for Yellow fever was discovered
Dec 20, 1935

Discovery of Protonsil, a sulfa drug for streptacoccus
Dec 20, 1936

Tabern and Volwiler codiscovered Pentothal
Dec 20, 1936

Prefrontal lobatamy for mental illness was discovered
Dec 20, 1937

Vaccine for Typhus was discovered
Dec 20, 1938

Electroconvulsive therapy was discovered by Cerletti and Bini
Dec 20, 1940

Method to produce usable form of penicillian was discovered
Dec 20, 1941

First clinical trials of penecillian shows it has ability to cure infections
Dec 20, 1943

Waksman discovers streptomycin, later used in the treatment of tuberculosis
Dec 20, 1945

First successful kidney dialysis
Dec 20, 1945

First influenza vaccine was discovered
Dec 20, 1947

Parke Davis announces discovery of antibiotic chloromycetin
Dec 20, 1948

Discovery of cortisone. Philip Showalter Hench and Edward Kendall first used it in 1948 to treat a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dec 20, 1949

First implant of an intraocular lens by Sir Harold Ridley
Dec 20, 1950

John Hopps invented first cardiac pacemaker
Dec 20, 1950

Pfizer announces discovery of Terramycin
Dec 20, 1952

Jonas Salk invents the polio vaccine

First vaccine to pertussis was discovered

Vaccine for tuberculosis was discovered

Vaccine for tetanus was discovered

Alexander Fleming discovered penecillian

Hans Berger discovers human electroencephalography

Researchers discovered Riboflavin, vitamin B3

Manfred Sakel discovered insulin shock therapy

Vaccine for Yellow fever was discovered

Discovery of Protonsil, a sulfa drug for streptacoccus

Tabern and Volwiler codiscovered Pentothal

Prefrontal lobatamy for mental illness was discovered

Vaccine for Typhus was discovered

Electroconvulsive therapy was discovered by Cerletti and Bini

Method to produce usable form of penicillian was discovered

First clinical trials of penecillian shows it has ability to cure infections

Waksman discovers streptomycin, later used in the treatment of tuberculosis

First successful kidney dialysis

First influenza vaccine was discovered

Parke Davis announces discovery of antibiotic chloromycetin

Discovery of cortisone. Philip Showalter Hench and Edward Kendall first used it in 1948 to treat a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

First implant of an intraocular lens by Sir Harold Ridley

John Hopps invented first cardiac pacemaker

Pfizer announces discovery of Terramycin

Jonas Salk invents the polio vaccine