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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299
Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 900
Rhazes
Persian doctor who discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
Jan 1, 1000
Bloodletting Becomes Standard
Bloodletting becomes the standard form of treatment across the Medieval world. -
Jan 1, 1077
First Medical School
"Schola Medica Salernitana" was the worlds first known medical school. -
Jan 1, 1140
Roger of Sicily
Roger of Sicily first stated that doctors needed a license to practice, showing that doctors were now under regulation. -
Jan 1, 1249
Spectacles Created
Roger Bacon created spectacles, now commonly called glasses. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1489
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci becomes the first person to dissect and study a human body. -
Zacharius Jannssen
Zacharius Janseen invents the microscope. -
Blood Transfusions
Sir Christopher Wren begins to experiment with canine blood fusions. -
Blood Cells Discovered
Scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells using a microscope. -
Bacteria Discovered
Bacteria is discovered by scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Smallpox Vaccine Created
Giacomo Pylarini gives the first vaccination for Smallpox. -
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur discovers that germs are the cause for disease. -
Vaccine For Rabies
A vaccine for rabies is developed by Louis Pasteur. -
Contact Lenses Created
Contact Lenses are developed. -
X-Rays Invented
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers how to create an X-Ray. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Blood Groups Classified
Karl Landsteiner makes the blood groups. -
Band-Aid Created
Karl Landsteiner creates the Band-Aid. -
John Hopps
John Hopps created the first Cardiac Pacemaker. -
Smallpox Eradicated
Smallpox is finally eradicated. -
HIV Identified
HIV is discovered as a cause for AIDS.
