1800s

Question 1

louis pasteur

Answer 1

expiriemneted with beer and milk to discover small microorganisms which made theses liquids go off he called these germs
he invented pasteuration which involved heating the liquid as it killed the germs
his work was used by other scientists to develop vaccinations and magic bullets
discovered germ theory - linking germs and disease, that microorganisms in the air caused disease

Question 2

robert koch

Answer 2

considered founder of bacteriology
used experiments to prove that specific microorganisms (bacteria) were responsible for causing disease
developed a way of staining bacteria so that it could be seen under a microscope
awarded noble prize

Question 3

chamberland

Question 4

paul ehrlich

Answer 4

joined koch’s research team as a young scientist
aim to use chemistry expertise to advance medicine
came up with the term chemotherapy and discovered the process using chemical dyes to stain and kill specific bacteria and not harm anything else in a pacients body these were called magic bullets
he found a cure for syphilis

Question 5

james simpson

Answer 5

used chloroform in childbirth as an anaesthetic
became physician to queen victoria the first person to deliver a baby using anaesthetic
traveled experimenting doses of chloroform and proving it worked

Question 6

joseph lister