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Period: Dec 16, 1500 to
Biology
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William Harvey
first to describe the circulation of blood, and how the heart pumps blood through your veins. -
Jean Baptiste Denis
succesfully transfered blood from a lamb to a human -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
First person to discover living bacteria -
Edward Jenner
uses cowpox as a vaccine to cure small pox -
Thomas Mathus
Pointed out the effects of population increase -
Clara Barton
Founder of the Red Cross -
Charles Darwin
Developed a theory of evolution and natural selection. -
Florence Nightengale
Helped make being a nurse a womans job and helped form what we know as the modern nurse -
Louis Pasteur
invents sterilization -
Joseph Lister
First to use sterile surgical technique -
Robert Koch
discovered anthrax -
Gregor Mendel
Father of modern genetics -
Paul Ehrlich
Found a cure for syphilis -
Sir Alexander Fleming
discovered the medical uses of penicilium mold -
Bernard Fantus
Formed first blood bank -
Dr. Charles Drews
Started a blood bank to help fulfill world war 2 needs -
Howard Florey and Ernst Chain
Isolate penicillin and create first antibiotic drug -
Carl Walter
introduced the first plastic bag to collect blood -
Jonas Salk
made a vaccine for Polio -
Albert Sabin
Made an oral vaccine for Polio
