History of Medicine

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300

    Middle ages

  • First Pharmacy
    754

    First Pharmacy

    Baghdad first hospital is established
  • Rhazes
    900

    Rhazes

    Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles.
  • Hildegard of Bingen
    1098

    Hildegard of Bingen

    Known to be the creator of natural science of natural history.
  • Medical education in universities
    1231

    Medical education in universities

    Frederick II created standards for medical education in colleges.
  • Islamic hospitals:healthcare for the sick
    1300

    Islamic hospitals:healthcare for the sick

    medical healthcare becomes regulated.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1301 to

    Renaissance

  • Royal College of Physicians of London
    1518

    Royal College of Physicians of London

    Is founded and known as one pf the best early medical schools.
  • Tropical Medicine
    1563

    Tropical Medicine

    Tropical medicine is created in India.
  • Zacharius Jannssen

    Zacharius Jannssen

    He invents the microscope.
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    Writes a book describing how blood is pumped through our body.
  • Sir Christopher Wren

    Sir Christopher Wren

    Administers the first blood transfusion with canines.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • James Lind

    James Lind

    Creates cure for the disease known as "The Scurve".
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Develops a method to protect people from Smallpox.
  • René Laënnec

    René Laënnec

    Invented the Stethoscope.
  • Nitrous Oxide

    Nitrous Oxide

    It starts to get used as an anesthetic.
  • Antiseptic principle of surgey

    Antiseptic principle of surgey

    One of the largest developments in medical history.
  • Period: to

    Modern world

  • Edward Mellanby

    Edward Mellanby

    Discovers Vitamin D.
  • first insulin for diabetes

    first insulin for diabetes

    The insulin is used the first time to help with diabetes.
  • Tetanus

    Tetanus

    First vaccine for Tetanus is created.
  • Yellow Fever

    Yellow Fever

    First vaccine for yellow fever is created.
  • Paul Zoll

    Paul Zoll

    Creates the first pacemaker.
  • Genome

    Genome

    First human drafted genome
  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • Mini-liver

    Mini-liver

    Mini-liver is generated from blood
  • embryonic stem cells

    embryonic stem cells

    Scientists create this using other human skin cells.
  • Zora Janzekovic

    Zora Janzekovic

    Is a pioneer of helping burn victims everywhere.
  • Thomas Manning

    Thomas Manning

    First cancer patient to receive a pelvic transplant.