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Zacharius Jannssen invented the microscope
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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek discovers bacteria
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Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer
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Revolution
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Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope
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Edward Jenner developed the small pox vaccine
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First practical anesthetic is introduced.
They used this in surgerys. -
Florence Nightengale
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Civil War
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Louis Pasteur began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria
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Joseph Lister
He was the first one to start cleaning his tools before performing surgerys. -
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross
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William Roentgen discovered X-rays
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Felix Hoffman develops aspirin
Bayer started selling it on the shelfs that year as well. -
Different blood types are found
Karl Landsteiner discovered different blood types -
William Einthoven
William Einthoven built an electrocardiograph which records heart pulses. -
Marie Curie isolated radium
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WWI
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Influenza
It killed millions of people. Started in the war bases. -
The first vaccines for Turberculosis and Tetanus are developed.
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillion
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WWII
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Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine
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First open heart surgery is performed
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First Human Heart transplant
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The Insulin Pump
Dean Komen invented the insulin pump making it easier to get insulin. -
Louise Brown
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Dolly the sheep is born
Dolly was the first mammel cloned from adult cells. (she died in 2003) -
Emil von Behring discovers antioxins
He used this to develop tetanus and dithpheria vaccines
