Individual geniuses

Vesalius
1. Important dates
  1. Born 1514
  2. Died 1564
  3. Released his book 1543
2. facts about him
  1. He was a professor of surgery in Padua
  2. He father was a doctor
  3. He wrote 'The fabric of the human body', a detailed and fully illustrated description of human anatomy this was the first book that was like this.
3. What did people believe
  1. Before Vesalius
    1. People used to only believe in Galen's theories
    2. They used to do everything the church said
    3. They disected to show that Galen was right (even though he wasn't) not to check or challenge his ideas.
  2. After Vesalius
    1. Positive Short term impact
      1. He changed some peoples ideas by disecting and showing everyone that Galen was incorrect about the liver lobes, the heart and the bottom jaw
    2. Positive long term impact
      1. People began to question more things after Vesalius
      2. He showed doctors that there was still more to learn
Harvey
1. Important Dates
  1. Born 1578
  2. Died 1657
  3. Published his book in 1628
2. Facts about him
  1. Published a book called 'An anatomical account of the motion of the heart and blood'
  2. Became a doctor to King Charles the first
  3. Studied medicine at Cambridge and Padua, he worked as a doctor in London
3. What did people believe
  1. Before Harvey
    1. Everyone believed Galen who had said that new blood was constantly being manufactured in the body to replace the burnt up blood in the body like how wood is burnt in a fire
    2. People believed everything Galen said
  2. After Harvey
    1. Positive short term impact
      1. He proved that the heart acts as a pump, pumping blood around the body
    2. Positive long term impact
      1. He set the ground work for future investigation of the blood
Paré
1. Important dates
  1. Born 1510
  2. Died 1590
  3. army surgeon from 1536
2. Facts about him
  1. Learned surgery as an apprentice to his brother, they worked at the royal hospital, The Hotel Dieu, Paris
  2. Spent 20 years as an army surgeon starting in 1536
3. What did people believe
  1. Before Paré
    1. Practice in war time had helped surgeons make minor improvements to techniques but no major break throughs
    2. Open wounds were treated by putting a red-hot iron called a cautery over the wound to seal the blood vessels
  2. After Paré
    1. Positive short term impact
      1. He could heal patients wounds with a paste he had read about made of: Egg Yolk, Oil of Roses and Turpentine
    2. Positive long term impact
      1. His work became well known
      2. Ligatures did stop bleeding
      3. He encouraged surgeons to think for themselves
      4. He showed that improvements were possible

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