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history of medicine

isolated radium in 1910Marie Curie
developed vaccine for smallpox in 1796 Edward Jenner
established the pattern of heredity Gregory Mendel
described the circulation of blood to and from the heart William Harvey
began public health and sanitation system Romans
discovered X-rays in 1895 William Roentgen
the father of medicine Hippocrates
discovered penicillin in 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming
artist who used dissection to draw the human body Leonardo da Vinci
emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited Dark Ages
founded the American red cross 1881 Clara Barton
earliest people known to maintain accurate health records Egyptians
began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria Louis Pasteur
used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion Chinese
developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens Robert Koch
founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale
began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery Joseph Lister
developed the polio vaccine in 1952 Jonas Salk
an Arab physician who began the use of animal gut to suture materials Rhazes
what was the century with the most medical progress 20th century
who invented bifocals Benjamin Franklin
father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud
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