Middle Ages
1348-49
Bubonic Plague: that was carried by fleas living on the back of rats.
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Thomas Sydenham
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
He outlined his theories and observations in his book (Observationes Medicae)
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Printing Press
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
1440 - Invented by Gutenberg
It meant that many exact copies of texts could be produced in a short amount of time
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Andreas Vesalius
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
Made discoveries on how the body worked
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The Great Plague
The Renaissance
1665
First serious outbreak of plague in England since the Black Death
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William Harvey
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
Discovered the circulation of the blood
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Louis Pasteur
c1700-c1900
Industrial Period
Published Germ Theory in 1861, which showed that spontaneous generation was incorrect
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Robert Koch
Industrial Period
Proved that Pasteur's theory was right, that microbes caused disease as well as decay
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Florence Nightingale
c1700-c1900
Industrial Period
She influenced improvements in hospital care, especially the conditions
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Joseph Lister
c1700-c1900
Industrial Period
He searched for methods to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals, one was carbolic spray in which he used to clean wounds, equipment and kill germs in the air
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Public Health Act
Industrial Period
1875
This was introducing that cities must provide:
Clean water
Sewers
Public toilets
Street lighting
Public parks
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Edward Jenner
c1700-c1900
Industrial Period
Invented a vaccination to stop the spread of smallpox, but he didn't know why it worked
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John Snow
c1700-c1900
Industrial Period
He discovered that cholera was spread through contaminated drinking water on Broad Street
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James Watson + Francis Crick
c1900-Present
Modern Britain
Discovered DNA and how it worked
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Alexandre Fleming
c1900-Present
Modern Britain
Discovered Penicillin
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Card 2
Front
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
He outlined his theories and observations in his book (Observationes Medicae)
Back
Thomas Sydenham
Card 3
Front
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
1440 - Invented by Gutenberg
It meant that many exact copies of texts could be produced in a short amount of time
Back
Card 4
Front
C1500-C1700
The Renaissance
Made discoveries on how the body worked
Back
Card 5
Front
The Renaissance
1665
First serious outbreak of plague in England since the Black Death
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