The Impact of Science and Technology Flashcards
1
Q
How did technology aid Pasteur in his discovery?
A
He used the microscope, a new technology, that enabled him to study microbes and germs.
2
Q
What did new inventions make it easier to do?
A
Made it easier to diagnose patients.
3
Q
When was the stethoscope invented?
A
1816
4
Q
When was the clinical thermometer invented and by who?
A
Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt in 1866, which produced a patient’s temperature reading in five minutes.
5
Q
When was the first device to measure blood pressure invented?
A
In 1881
