Scientist Timeline

  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    Discribes the circulation of blood
  • Jean Baptiste Denis

    Jean Baptiste Denis

    successfully transfered blood from a lamb to a human
  • Anton Van Leewenhoek

    Anton Van Leewenhoek

    first observes living bacteria
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Uses cowpox to immune against smallpox
  • Thomas Malthus

    Thomas Malthus

    pointed out that human population can quickly out grow food supply
  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton

    Founder of Red Cross
  • Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin

    dicovered evolution
  • Florence nightengale

    Florence nightengale

    Helped make nursing a womens job
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur

    Invents sterilization
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch

    Proves Bacillus Anthracis causes authrox
  • Joseph Lister

    Joseph Lister

    Uses Sterile surgical technique
  • Gregor Mandel

    Gregor Mandel

    Father of Genetics. Discovered how genetics work.
  • Paul Ehrlich

    Paul Ehrlich

    Invents Salverson (a drug for syphils)
  • Sir Alexander Fleming

    Sir Alexander Fleming

    Disconvers antibiotic effects of penicillium mold
  • Howard Florey

    Howard Florey

    isolate penicilllin and create first antibiotic drug
  • Bernard Fantus

    Bernard Fantus

    fromed first blood bank
  • Dr. Charles Drews

    Dr. Charles Drews

    set up collection centers for blood during WW1
  • Carl Walter

    Carl Walter

    introduced the plastic bag to collet blood
  • Jonas Salk

    Jonas Salk

    Made a vaccine for polio
  • Albert Sabin

    Albert Sabin

    Made an oral vaccine for polio