Milestones in Medicine

By ashleyfowler

  • Anestesia used during surgery

    Anestesia used during surgery
    Sir Humphry Davy announces the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide, although dentists do not begin using the gas as an anesthetic for almost 45 years.

  • Ophthalmoscope

    Ophthalmoscope
    Physiologist Hermann von Helmholtz ) developed his own version of the ophthalmoscope after an early version was forgotten about for 4 years. An Ophthalmoscope lets optometrists look as close into the eye as possible.

  • Germ Theory Established

    Germ Theory Established
    Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch establish the germ theory of disease.

  • Viruses discovered

    Viruses discovered
    Ivanoski reported in 1892 that extracts from infected leaves were still infectious after filtration through a Chamberland filter-candle.

  • Chemotherapy is discovered

    Chemotherapy is discovered
    A chemical in Mustard Gas was found to decrease white blood cells

  • The first blood bank is established

    The first blood bank is established
    Blood banks store all types of blood for uses such as surgery

  • Cardiac Pacemaker Invented

    Cardiac Pacemaker Invented
    A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms.

  • First Lung Transplant

    First Lung Transplant
    Dr. James Hardy performed the first human lung transplant in 1963 in Jackson Mississippi.

  • First Successful IVF

    First Successful IVF
    In 1977, Steptoe and Edwards successfully carried out a pioneering conception which resulted in the birth of the world's first baby to be conceived by IVF

  • NeuroPace invented

    NeuroPace invented
    Sensors implanted into the brain automatically send electrical pulses that counter the onset of seizures, so seizures are stopped in their tracks before they even begin.