Medical History

By taylorkiefer
  • Jan 1, 1250

    First magnifying glass

    First magnifying glass
    Created by Robert Bacon

  • Microscope Invented

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope.

  • First Blood Transfusion

    Jean Baptiste Denis performed the first blood transfusion using animal blood.

  • Bifocals Invented

    Bifocals Invented
    Invented by Ben Franklin, they were used to see better.

  • Vaccine for Small Pox Developed

    Edward Jenner developed small pox vaccine in 1796

  • Stethescope Invented

    Stethescope Invented
    THe stethescope was invented by Rene Laennac

  • First successful blood transfusion

    Richard Lower performed first sucessful bloodtransfusion on a dog

  • Anesthesia first used

    Used diethyl to put the patient to sleep and charged $2 for it

  • First brainwave transmitted

    First brainwave transmitted
    Using a galvanometer, Richard Caton noted electrical impulses from the brains of animals.

  • American Red Cross Founded

    American Red Cross Founded
    The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton

  • First sucessful heart surgery

    Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery

  • X-Rays Discovered

    X-Rays Discovered
    Romans discovered X-Rays in 1895

  • First electrocardiogram

    Dr. Willem Einthoven invented the first one and it weighted 600 pounds and needed 5 people to operate it.

  • Penicillin discovery

    Sir Alexander Fleming disovered penicillin in 1982

  • First lobotomy

    António Egas Moniz performed the first lobotomy

  • First pacemaker

    Dr. Albert S. Hyman demonstrated a heart pacemaker.

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy used

    Dr. Ugo Cerletti used this to help people with mental illnesses

  • Dialysis first used

    Willem J. Kolff built the first dialysis machine

  • First Disposable Catheter

    David S. Sheridan invented it

  • First successful Cardiac Defibrillation

    Claude Beck, successfully defibrillated the heart of a 14-year-old boy

  • FIrst inplant of a Intraocular Lens

    Dr. Harold Ridley implanted the first permanently placed intraocular lens to correct cataract

  • Polo Vaccine Developed

    Jonas Salk developed the polo vaccine in 1952

  • Chlorpromazine invented

    Pierre Deniker created this drug for patienets with schizophrenia

  • First successful kidney transplant

    The Herrick twin brothers performed the first successful kindney transplant

  • First successful liver transplant

    First successful liver transplant
    Performed by a medical team led by Dr. Thomas Starzl