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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacy
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad in the year 754 -
800
First Hospital
The very first hospital was built in 8th century to contain muslims with leprocy. -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
1268
EyeGlasses
The very first ever glasses were invented in 1268. -
1268
Salvino D'Armate
He was the very first person to invent glasses in Italy. -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1489
Leonardo Da Vinci
Made the first dissection of a human corps. -
Zacharius Jannssen
Zacharius Jannssen invented the microscope in 1590. -
Printing Press
Allowed for publications of medical discoveries -
Discovery of blood cells
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to discovers blood cells. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered blood cells and he observed bacteria and studied it. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Benjamin Franklin
He wasn't the first to invent eyeglasses but he was the first to invent bifocals. -
First Smallpox vaccine
The very first successful vaccine for smallpox was invented in the year 1796. -
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner was the very first person to create a successful vaccine for smallpox. -
Edward L. Dalton
He was credited with the starting the first hospital based ambulance in New York. -
The first ambulance
The first civil ambulance was in New York in 1869. To transport people to Bellevue hospital. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Flemming
Invented one of several antibiotic called penicillin. -
John Gibbon
Invented the first successful heart and lung machine. -
First Organ Transplant
The kidney was the first kidney to be transplanted successfully. -
Invention of Pacemaker
The Pacemaker that has saved countless number of lives was invented in 1960 by a man named Wilson Greatbatch. -
Polio Vaccine
The oral polio vaccine was developed by Albert Sapin, and came into commercial use in 1961 -
Period: to
21st Century
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Artificial heart.
The very first artificial heart was planted into a patient in Louisville Kentucky by a group of surgeons. -
First face transplant
The very first face transplant occurred on November 27, 2005. The transplant was performed by professor Bernard Devauchelle in Amiens France. -
Stem cells.
In 2006 doctors began to induce potential stem cells and also cloned human stem cells. -
David Gow
David Gow was the first to invent the first bionic hand that are controlled by tiny implanted myoelectric sensors that have been surgically placed in the persons residual muscle tissue. -
Guinea Worms
From 3.5 million cases in 1986 to only 3000 in 2009, Guinea worm has been 99% eradicated form the globe.Nigeria, once the worst affected country, has not had a case in 12 months.
