Time Periods
Medicine was just starting to develop and herbs were used to heal
What is Primitive Times?
Invented Bifocals
Benjamin Franklin
" Farther of Medicine"
Who was Hippocrates?
First to keep accurate health records
What were The Egyptians?
Study of medicine was prohibited, and sickness was treated with prayer
What is Dark Ages?
Invented the Stethoscope in 1819
Rene Laennec
Developed Smallpox vaccination 1796
Who was Edward Jenner?
Religion prohibited dissection
What were The Ancient Chinese?
Bubonic Plague killed 75% of Europe and Asia and medical universities were created
What is Middle Ages?
Discovered X-rays in 1895
Wilhem Roentgen
First female physician
Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
treated disease with diet, exercise, and medication
What were The Romans?
Dissection led to better understanding of anatomy and the printing press
What is The Renaissance?
Discovered penicillin in 1928
Sir Alexander Flemming
Began the professional education for nurses
Who was Florence Nightingale?
Used therapies such as massage, art therapies, and herbal treatments
What were The Greeks
Medication became more developed and more medical technology was used
What is the 19th-20th century?
Discovered the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
Performed first successful heart transplant
Who was Christian Barnard?
Leeches were used for draining human blood
What were The Egyptians?