History of Medicine Flashcards
3000 BC
Prehistoric Medicine
400 BC
Hippocrates
1500-300 BC
Greek Medicine
2000 BC
Egyptian Medicine
400 BC-500 AD
Roman Medicine
162 AD
Galen
1066-1453 AD
High Middle Ages
476-1066 AD
Dark Ages
1450-1750 AD
Renaissance Medicine
1540s
Vesalius
1570s
Pare
1620s
Harvey
1665
The Great Plague
1796
Edwin Jenner
1799
Humphrey Davy
1830s
Industrial Revolution
1831
Cholera
1842
Edwin Chadwick
1847
James Simpson
1846
Ether
1848
First public health act
1854- person
John Snow
1854- event
The Crimean War
1857
Queen Victoria
1858- event
The Great Stink
1858- person
Joseph Bazalgette
1861
Louis Pasteur
1875
Second public health act
1867
Joseph Lister
1876
Public health improvements
1881
Koch
1895
X-rays
1901
Blood Transfusions
1911
National Health Insurance
1928
Alexander Fleming
1914-1918
World War One
1937-45
Florey and Chain
1961
Contraceptive pill
1942
William Beveridge
1946
National Health Service Act
1948
NHS first day
1953
DNA
1978
Test tube baby
1990s
Keyhole surgery
1896-98
Radiography
1939-45
World War 2
1994
National organ donor register
1967
Heart transplant
1348
The Black Death
Prehistoric Medicine
3000 BC
Hippocrates
400 BC
Greek Medicine
1500-300 BC
Egyptian Medicine
2000 BC
Roman Medicine
400 BC-500 AD
Galen
162 AD
High Middle Ages
1066-1453 AD
Dark Ages
476-1066 AD
Renaissance Medicine
1450-1750 AD
Vesalius
1540s
Pare
1570s
Harvey
1620s
The Great Plague
1665
Edwin Jenner
1796
Humphrey Davy
1799
Industrial Revolution
1830s
Cholera
1831
Edwin Chadwick
1842
James Simpson
1847
Ether
1846
First public health act
1848
John Snow
1854- person
The Crimean War
1854- event
Queen Victoria
1857
The Great Stink
1858- event
Joseph Bazalgette
1858- person
Louis Pasteur
1861
Second public health act
1875
Joseph Lister
1867
Public health improvements
1876
Koch
1881
X-rays
1895
Blood Transfusions
1901
National Health Insurance
1911
Alexander Fleming
1928
World War One
1914-1918
Florey and Chain
1937-45
Contraceptive pill
1961
William Beveridge
1942
National Health Service Act
1946
NHS first day
1948
DNA
1953
Test tube baby
1978
Keyhole surgery
1990s
Radiography
1896-98
World War 2
1939-45
National organ donor register
1994
Heart transplant
1967
The Black Death
1348