The modern world Flashcards
Who was Emil Von Behring?
He discovered the Diphtheria antitoxin in 1901. At the time, this was a huge killer of children
Who was Dr. Bastien?
A supporter of the discredited theory of “spontaneous generation”. This belief was popular in the 1800s and suggested decaying matter was the cause of germs. He died in 1915 and his death was part of the slow acceptance of germ theory in Britain.
Who was Paul Ehrlich?
Leader of the research team that discovered salvarsan 606 in 1909. This was a successful chemical cure of syphilis.
Who was David Lloyd George?
Leader of the Liberal government in the early 1900s. He passed a series of reforms (changes for the better), which made the government more involved in the day to day care of people.
Who was Archibald Garrod?
Published a theory in 1902 that some diseases were caused by missing information in the body’s chemical pathways.
Who was Alexander Fleming?
In 1928, he wrote a paper on the healing substance that surrounded mould.
Who was Gerhard Domagk?
Developed prontosil - a successful antibacterial drug - in 1932.
Who were Howard Florey and Ernst Chain?
Developed penicillin using the principles of the research of Alexander Fleming.
Who was Nye Bevan?
Health Minister in the Labour government of 1945 and after. He was influential in setting up the NHS.
Who were Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick?
Franklin photographed DNA and Watson and Crick were the scientists who mapped out its structure and discovered the once in relation to hereditary diseases.
