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Medicine Through Time: Key Words
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- 1William HarveyIn 1628, he published his book which proved that arteries carried blood away from the heart and veins away from the heart. He disproved Galen's theory
- 2Andreas VesaliusDissected criminals which allowed him to draw the body in detail. He also disproved more of Galen's theory by proving that the human jawbone is made from 1 bone, not 2 as Galen said.
- 3Thomas SydenhamHe made observations on his patients to identify links that the symptoms were the causes of one disease. He discovered scarlet fever.
- 4Royal SocietyScientists wanted to talk to each other about their new discoveries ans share new ideas . This led to the founding of the Royal Society.In 665, they published their first scientific journal, called Philosophical Transactions.
- 5Printing PressIn the 1440's, Johannes Gutenberg created the world's first printing press. Before the printing press, monks and nuns during the medieval era had to hand-write books so they were inaccurate and only wrote religious beliefs. The press enabled information to be led quickly.
- 6Florence NightingaleShe believed in the miasma theory so she encourage sanitary, ventilation and cleanliness in hospitals which reduced the chance of infection. She helped in the Crimea War (1854) and after she set up nursing school in 1860 and trained other nurses.
- 7John SnowSnow observed cholera during the epidemic of 1848-49. Cholera couldn't be transmitted by a miasma, because it affected the guts, not the lungs. Also he suggested that drinking water was being contaminated by the cholera-ridden faeces being disposed of in the city's drains.
- 8Edward JennerIn 1796, Jenner infected a boy, James Phipps, with cowpox. 6 weeks later, he attempted to infect James with Small pox, but James did not get it. He discovered vaccinations.
- 9Louis PasteurHe discovered the Germ Theory in 1861. He disproved Spontaneous Generation.
- 10Robert KochHe developed a new method of growing them, using agar jelly in a petri dish.