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Historical Figures (Medical)
Contributions to Science
25
Medical
9th Grade
08/31/2009

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Hippocrates
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father of medicine
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Rhazes
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Arab physician, began to diagnose based on symptoms.
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Anton von Leeuwenhoek
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inventor of microscope
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Ambroise Pare
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father of modern surgery
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Gabriel Farenheit
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invented first mercury thermometer
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Edward Jenner
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developed the first vaccine for smallpox
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Rene Laennec
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invented the stethoscope
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Gregory Mendel
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First to describe patterns of heredity
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Phillipe Pinel
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began humane treatment for the mentally ill
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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first female physician in the US
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Florence Nightingale
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founder of modern day nursing
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Joseph Lister
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started to use disinfectants for surgery (infection control)
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Clara Barton
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founder of the American Red Cross
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Louis Pasteur
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proved microorganisms cause disease (pasteurization of milk)
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Robert Koch
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developed culture techniques for IDing bacteria
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William Roentgen
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discovered Xrays
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Sir Alexander Flemming
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discovered penicillin
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Jonas Salk
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discovered polio vaccine
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Watson and Crick
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first to describe structure of DNA
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William Harvey
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first described the flow of blood from the heart throughout the body
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James Blundell
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completed first sucessful blood transfusion
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Ryan White
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died of AIDS, created acceptance of disease
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Ben Carson
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first surgeon to separate conjoined twins from the cranium
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Carl Landersteiner
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developed the ABO blood groups for blood typing
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Frederick Banting
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discovered insulin
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