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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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754
First Pharmacy
The first pharmacy was established in Bagdad. -
900
Rhazes
Difference between smallpox and measles discovered. -
1100
Hospital
The concept of a hospital was first developed. -
1200
Christian Monasteries
Monasteries founded to treat ill. -
1249
Spectacles are invented.
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1300
Use of Scientific Method Begins
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1489
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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1550
Human anatomical studies allowed.
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Zacharius Jannssen
Microscope invented. -
Use of scientific method begins.
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Blood cells discovered. -
Appendectomy
First successful appendectomy performed. -
Edward Jenner
First vaccination is discovered. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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John Snow
Outbreak of cholera stopped. -
Rabies Vaccine
First vaccine is developed for rabies. -
Bubonic Plague Vaccine
First vaccine for Bubonic Plague developed. -
Aspirin Developed
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Period: to
Modern World
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Discovery
Organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI and CAT scans discovered. -
Alexander Fleming
Penicillin is discovered. -
Salk
Polio vaccine discovered. -
Measles Vaccine
First vaccine is developed for measles. -
First Clone
Dolly the sheep becomes the first clone. -
Human Genome is Identified.
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Period: to
21st Century
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Artificial Heart
A new generation of an artificial heart is implanted in a person with heart failure. -
Cancer Vaccine
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer. -
Stem and Adult cell advancement
Scientists turned a adult cell back into a stem cell. Also, cloning of the cells has happened. -
Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment. -
Bionic Limbs
A new generation of bionic limbs controlled by the wearer's mind is developed.
