Key discoveries

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  • Created by: Lily-Bea
  • Created on: 19-12-17 15:49
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  • Discoveries
    • Antibiotics
      • 1928, 20th century, Sir Alexander Fleming left a petri dish of bacteria uncovered and discovered that the bacteria had been killed by a mould
        • An accident
        • Bacteria- Staphylococci
    • Surgical Anaesthetic
      • October 16th, 1846, 19th century, William Thomas Green Morton demonstrated that a powerful substance could dull the pain that could be due to surgury
    • Vaccines
      • Dr. Edward Jenner first introduced the vaccinations in 1796, 18th century, when he prevented a young English boy from getting smallpox

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