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author of “The fabric of the Human Body”
Andreas Vesalius
The date of Vesalius’ book
1543
Author of “works on surgery”
Ambroise Pare
The date Pare wrote his book
1575
The author of “on the motion of the heart…”
William Harvey
Date of Harvey’s book
1628
Person who discovered the smallpox vaccine (1st vaccination)
Edward Jenner
When did Jenner discover the 1st vaccine
1798
Author of “germ theory”
Louis Pasteur
The date Pasteur wrote his book
1861
Person who found germs which casue Anthrax
Robert Koch
When were the germs which casue Anthrax discovered
1878
Person who first used chloroform
James Simpson
When was Chloroform first used
1847
Who first used carbolic spray
Joseph Lister
When was carbolic spray first used
1865
The person who wrote two books on nursing and hospitals
Florence Nightingale
When was “notes on nursing” written
1860
When was “notes on hospitals” written
1863
Person who discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
When was penicillin discovered
1928
Who proved cholera was in the water
John Snow
When was cholera proven to be in the water
1854
When was the great stink
1858
Who acted on the great stink
Parliament
When was the first public health act
1848
What was the first public health act
Not compulsory
When was the second public health act
1875
What was the second public health act
Compulsory
Who pushed the NHS through
Nye Bevan
When is the NHS pushed through
1948
Who is given funding for penicillin
Florey and Chain
What date was the funding for penicillin given out
1939
Who publish their findings on DNA
Watson and Crick
When did the findings on DNA get published
1953
When did Edwin Chadwick write the “Chadwick Report”
1842
Who did the first successful heart transplant
Christiaan Barnard
When was the first successful heart transplant
1967
Who invented the xray
Wilhelm Röntgen
When was the X-ray invented
1895
Who isolates Radium and Polonium
Marie Curie
Who invents the mobile xray during WW1
Marie Curie
when did Marie Curie win her two Nobel prizes
1903 and 1911
Who created Salvarsan 606
Paul Ehrlich
When is Salvarsan 606 created
1910
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