health science people Flashcards

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Dorothea Dix

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Superintendent of Female nurses of the Army in 1861

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Superintendent of Female nurses of the Army in 1861

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Dorothea Dix

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Florence Nightingale

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founder of modern nursing

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founder of modern nursing

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Florence Nightingale

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5
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Christian Barnard

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preformed the first successful heart transplant

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preformed the first successful heart transplant

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Christian Barnard

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7
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Elizabeth Blackwell

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first female physician in the U.S in 1849

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first female physician in the U.S in 1849

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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9
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Marie Curie

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isolated radium in 1910

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10
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isolated radium in 1910

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Marie Curie

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11
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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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created the first mercury thermometer

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12
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created the first mercury thermometer

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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William Harvey

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described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

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14
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described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

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William Harvey

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15
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Robert Koch

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developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens

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16
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developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens

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Robert Koch

17
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Renee Laennec

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invented the stethoscope

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invented the stethoscope

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Renee Laennec

19
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Joseph Lister

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began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

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began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

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Joseph Lister

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Louis Pasteur

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began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria and proved microorganisms cause disease and created a vaccine for rabies

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began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria and proved microorganisms cause disease and created a vaccine for rabies

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Louis Pasteur

23
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Joseph Priestley

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discovered the element oxygen in 1774

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discovered the element oxygen in 1774

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Joseph Priestley

25
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Wilhelm Roentgen

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discovered x-rays in 1895

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discovered x-rays in 1895

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Wilhelm Roentgen

27
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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invented the microscope in 1666

28
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invented the microscope in 1666

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek