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Independance day
America became independent. -
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox
The first successful vaccine to be developed -
Printing Press invented
Device for evenly printing ink on a print medium such as a paper or cloth -
Surgical operation
Crawford Long performs the first surgical operation using anesthesia with ether -
Painless surgery
First painless surgery with general anesthetic -
Puerperal fever
Ignaz Semmelweis discovers how to prevent puerperal fever -
Elizabeth Blackwell
She became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the U.S. Inspired Florence Nightingale to pursue nursing. -
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Civil War
The war between the states -
Gregory Mendel established the patterns of heredity
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Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross
Inspired her experiences in Europe & also recognized by her leadership abilities. -
Rabies Vaccine
Louis Pasteur develops the first rabies vaccine to prevent others to have it. -
Wilhelm Roentagen discovered x-rays
Allowed doctors to see inside the body to discover what was wrong with the patient. -
Aspirin in Germany
Aspirin was first invented in germany -
Human blood types
Karl Landsteiner discovers the existence of different human blood types. -
Marie Curie Isolated radium
She was the first one to come up -
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World War 1
A global war in Europe -
Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by observing the colonies of bacteria. -
Prefontal lobotomy
Egas Moniz discovers prefontal lobotomy for treating mental diseases -
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World War II
A global war that invovled the vast majority of the world's nations with all the great power. -
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine
Works by priming the immunse system -
Brain EEG topography (toposcope)
William Grey Walter invents the brain topography -
Human pancreas transplant
C. Walton Lillehei performs the first human pancreas transplant -
Christian Barnara
The world's first heart transplant surgeron. -
Laser eye surgery
Mani Lal Bhaumik first invented the eye surgery
