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Famous People Flashcards

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Who isolated radium in 1910 used for X-Rays?

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Marie Curie

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Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

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Sir Alexander Fleming

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Who is “The father of Medicine” and set ethical standards?

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Hippocrates

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Who found out the use of disinfectants and antiseptics for surgery?

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Joseph Lister

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Who made techniques to kill bacteria in beer and milk?

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Louis Pasteur

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Who was the founder of modern nursing?

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Florence Nightingale

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Who created the first mercury thermometer in 1714?

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?

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Clara Barton

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Who was the artist that dissected people to draw the human anatomy?

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Leonardo da Vinci

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10
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Who discovered oxygen in 1774?

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Joseph Priestly

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Who established principles and patterns of heredity?

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Gregory Mendel

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Who invented the microscope in 1666?

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Anton Von Leeuwenheok

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Who discovered X-rays in 1895?

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William Roentgen

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Who invented the stethoscope?

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Rene Laennec

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Who described circulation of the blood to and from the heart.

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William Harvey

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Who developed a vaccination for smallpox?

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Edward Jenner

17
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Who told doctors to wash their hands before deliveries?

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Ignaz Semmelweiss

18
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Who invented bifocal glasses?

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Benjamin Franklin

19
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Who identified tubes of the female reproductive system?

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Gabriel Fallopius

20
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Who discovered culture plates and methods to identify pathogens?

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Robert Koch

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