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Founding of the First Medical School Opens at College of Pennsylvania 1765
College of Pennsylvania was founded in 1765 and was the first medical school in the thirteen colonies. College of Pennsylvania was the first university in North America. Penn’s faculty consisted of medical faculty and collegiate faculty which made it a university. Despite the fact of this school being a university, the name remained “College of Pennsylvania” until 1779 (Mary D. McConaghy, 2004). -
Invention of the Stethoscope 1816
The Stethoscope was invented in 1816 by Rene Laennec. When Laennec was examining a female patient he embarrassed to place his ear to her chest. He remembered a trick he learned as a child and rolled 24 sheets of paper together and placed it to his ear and her chest. Much to his surprise, the sounds were not only communicated through the cone but also loud and clear. This instrument is an important element in history because it help the medical profession progress even more in examining patients. -
Founding the American School for the Deaf 1817
The American School for the Deaf was founded by Thomas Gallaudet in 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut. When Gallaudet was home from Andover Seminary, he observed the mannerisms of a neighbor, Alice Cogswell, a girl who was deafened in infancy. He saw how she communicated with her family and other children. Although not trained to teach children, he proved Alice could learn and should be afforded the opportunity to go to school. Thus, creating American School for the Deaf (A Brief History of ASD). -
Production of Chloroform 1831
Chloroform was first produced in 1831 in the USA by Samuel Guthrie and also in France by Eugene Soubeiran. The effects of chloroform spread rapidly, but the reports of sudden deaths climbed as rapidly (J., 1998). This chemical is important in history because it was a major thing used during the civil war in surgeries and was one of the first methods of anesthesia. -
Invention of the Ophthalmoscope 1851
The Ophthalmoscope was discovered in 1851 by Hermann von Helmholtz’s. He called it Augenspiegel (eye mirror), the name Ophthalmoscope did not come into use until 1854. The reason Helmholtz invented this was to demonstrate to his students why the pupil of the eye sometimes appeared black and at other times light. The invention of the Ophthalmoscope is important because it started a whole new way to examine eyes. -
Invention of Vulcanite 1851
n 1843, the American Charles Goodyear discovered how to make flexible rubber, named vulcanite, which he made from India rubber (caoutchouc). In 1851, his brother, Nelson, patented an improved manufacturing process to produce hard rubber. Vulcanite found instant use in the fabrication of denture bases world-wide and quickly replaced previously-used materials as it was cheaper(Vulcanite Dentures, 2010). This is important in history because it helped the dental profession progress and develop. -
The invention of the Hypodermic Syringe 1853
The first Hypodermic syringes were invented in 1853 by two Physicians, Alexander Wood and Charles Pravaz. The hypodermic syringe put a metal syringe and the hollow pointed needle, invented by Francis Rynd. Pravaz’s syringe had a piston which was driven by a screw to administer exact dosages. Wood used the syringe he invented to inject morphine and other painkillers while Pravaz used his for treatment of aneurysms (The History of Syringes, 2005). These inventions changed medical history. They sta
