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Described circulation of blood and pumping of heart
Publishes a book about how the circulation of blood and the pumping of the heart. This book becomes the basis for modern research. -
Discovered Blood Cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered blood cells in 1670. -
First appendectomy
Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy. -
US Declares independence
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Revolutionary War
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Created bifocals
Benjamin Franklin created bifocals and found that colds can be passed from person to person. -
Developed a vaccine for smallpox
In 1796 Edward Jenner develped a vaccine for smallpox. Smallpox is a very infectious disease unique to humans. -
Stethascope
Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope. -
Blood Transfusion
James Blundell performs the first successful transfusion of human blood. -
Puerperal Fever
Ignaz Semmelweis discovers how to prevent puerperal fever -
First Women Doctor
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first doctor in 1849. She was a doctor in U.S. inspired Florence Nightingbale. She was pursuing nursing -
Creates pasteurizing
Louis Pasteur did an expirament which showed that rabies vaccine proved that microorganisms caused disease and discovered that heating milk prevented the growth of bacteria. -
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Civil War
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Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery
Joseph Lister convinced other surgeons that using disinfectants and antiseptics before, during, and after surgery was a good idea, and that there would be less infections. -
Founded American Red Cross
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. The Red Cross started in Washington D.C. -
Discovered x-rays
William Roentgen discovered x-rays in 1895. The picture represents the first x ray and the big black dot is a ring that Roentgen's wife was wearing. -
Alzheimer's Disease
]Alois Alzheimer identifies the first case of Alzheimer's disease -
Isolated Radium
Marie Curie isolated radium in 1910. Then in 1911 she recieved a Nobel Piece Prize in Chemistry, -
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WWI
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Insulin
Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover insulin in 1921. -
Discovered Penicillin
Sir Alexandar Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. Penicillin was a mistake it was a contaminated expirament. -
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WWII
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Cardiac pacemaker
John Hopps invented the first cardiac pacemaker. -
Developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952. The chemical used to kill the polio is called formalin. -
Kidney Transplant
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performs the first kidney transplant. -
Heart Transplant
Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant surgery. He was a South African Cardiac surgeon and it was successful. -
CAT scans
Robert S. Ledley invents CAT-Scans -
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Test Tube Baby
Louise Brown was the first test tube baby. All of the people thought that Louise Brown was going to fall apart because she was made in a test tube. -
AID's Identified
In the early 1980's AID's was identified. The government tried to overlook it at first.
