History of Medicine

By ralt
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • 754

    Pharmacies Developed

    Pharmacies Developed
    Pharmacies were first found in Baghdad, then spread throughout Saudi Arabia, then to Europe.
  • 900

    Rhazes

    Rhazes
    Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles
  • 1200

    Eyeglasses Invented

    Eyeglasses Invented
    The inventor of the first pair of glasses is not known, but they became common in the 13th century.
  • 1250

    Magnifying Glass Invented

    Magnifying Glass Invented
    Roger Bacon developed this scientific lens now used in most all surgeries.
  • 1322

    Jacoba Felicie

    Jacoba Felicie
    Put on trial for practicing medicine without a license. She was not granted a license due to being a female.
  • 1501

    Scientific Method

    Scientific Method
    This process began to be used throughout Europe. People began to stop guessing and actually look for answers.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    Renaissance

  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke
    Discovered microorganisms and wrote scientific bestseller.

  • Bacteria and Protozoa Discovered

    Bacteria and Protozoa Discovered
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered these tiny organisms using microscopes and many different sources.

  • Separation of Barber-Surgeons

    Separation of Barber-Surgeons
    The King of England required barber-surgeons to split and become either a barber or a surgeon.

  • James Lind

    James Lind
    He found a that citrus fruit cures scurvy and published a book about it.

  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner
    Injected people with cowpox to vaccinate against smallpox, which was the start of vaccinations.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Stethoscope Invented

    Stethoscope Invented
    Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec invented the stethoscope at a hospital in Paris.

  • Anesthetics Used

    Anesthetics Used
    A patient had a painless procedure he used anesthetics.

  • The Modern Plague

    The Modern Plague
    Begins in China. Spread by rats and caused 10 million deaths.

  • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

    Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
    Accidentally invented the X-ray.
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Insulin Administered

    Insulin Administered
    Insulin was given to a young, adolescent boy for the first time and allowed him to survive for 13 more years.

  • Alexander Flemming

    Alexander Flemming
    Discovered Penicillin, an antibiotic for many illnesses.

  • First Blood Bank Opened

    First Blood Bank Opened
    A blood bank was opened in Chicago.

  • Dr. Jonas Salk

    Dr. Jonas Salk
    Released a vaccine to treat polio, which caused 3,000 US deaths the previous year.

  • First Human Heart Transplant

    First Human Heart Transplant
    Surgeon Christian Barnard gave Lewis Washkansy a new heart in South Africa.
  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • Dr. Kenneth Matsumura

    Dr. Kenneth Matsumura
    The Alin Foundation and Dr. Matsumura developed a bio artificial liver that performs all normal functions besides merging with blood.

  • Human Genome Project

    Human Genome Project
    All genomes in human DNA were identified.

  • HPV Vaccine

    HPV Vaccine
    This vaccine intended to prevent certain types of cancer due to HPV was approved and released to be administered to females.

  • Full-Face Transplant

    Full-Face Transplant
    A part-face transplant had previously been done, but this was the first time a human received a full-face transplant.

  • No Smoking Rules

    No Smoking Rules
    560 cities now have laws about not smoking in specific indoor venues such as the workplace.