History of Medical Technology

Edward Jenner

1796 Discovered vaccination to establish immunity to small pox.

1660 Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch scientist known as the father of microbiology, first to observe and describe bacteria and protozoa using simple microscopes he designed.

Agostino Bassi

1835 Italian scientist who demonstrated that a microorganism causes disease, specifically silkworm disease, thereby helping establish the germ theory of disease.

Marie Francois Xavier Bichat

1880 French anatomist and pathologist, known for his work on tissue and organ classification, contributing significantly to modern histology and pathology.

Gregor Mendel

1866 Austrian scientist and monk known as the father of genetics, he discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments with pea plants.

Louis Pasteur

1857 Successfully produced rabies vaccine

Joseph Lister

1870 Demonstrated that surgical infections are caused by airborne organisms