Historical Figures

Known for anatomical drawings from dissections.

Discoveres penicillin 

Made verious microscopes, known for his highly accurate observations using them

Founder of antiseptic medicine

Father of modern bacteriology

Developed the first polio vaccine

Hippocrates 

Developed germ theory, heated certain liquids to kill microorganisms

Preformed the first successful human to human blood transfusion

First fully functional sewage system in London

Introduced the vaccine for smallpox

Demonstrated hand-washing could drastically reduce the number of women dying after childbirth

Changed the face of nursing, investigated sources of infection, helped create the Red Cross

Invented the stethoscope 

Wilhelm Roentgen