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Invented in China, believed to treat disease, used to relieve stress, stimulate nerves and take away pain
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Invented by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, allowed physicians to see small organisms that are too small to see by the human eye
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Invented by Gabriel Fahrenheit, a device that measures temperature with mercury and degrees
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Invented by Benjamin Franklin, glasses that had two prescriptions
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Invented by Edward Jenner, a vaccine to prevent the smallpox disease
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Obstetrician James Blundell, first successful blood transfusion, transfused blood from one person to another in fatal cases
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Invented by Dr. William Morton, Ether is a pleasant-smelling, colorless, volatile liquid that is highly flammable and was used as an anesthetic and as a solvent or intermediate in industrial processes.
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Invented by James Smith and his sons, used to temporarily stop cough and soothe irritated tissue in throat
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Invented by Francis Rynd, made out of wood at first to give injections
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Invented by Rene Laennec, a medical device used for auscultation or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body
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Patented by Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster, allowed people who are deaf or have lost hearing to hear sounds
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Invented by Clara Benton, it is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistants, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education.
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Invented by Robert Koch, the bacteria that causes TB was isolated and that helped prevent the disease
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Invented by Louis Pastor, a vaccine created to prevent and treat rabies, found in animals passed to humans
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Invented by Wilhelm Roentgen, electromagnetic radiation that allows doctors to view and assess bone fractures, injuries, and joint abnormalities
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Created by Bayer to treat and relieve pain in a powdered form
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Invented by Marie Curie, isolated radium
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Invented by Sir Alexander Fleming, a group of antibiotics to treat certain infections caused by bacteria
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Invented by Jonas Salk, used to prevent Poliomyelitis
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Invented by Wilson Greatbatch, a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to contract the heart muscles and regulate the electrical conduction system of the heart
