Home / Series / 100 Greatest Discoveries / Aired Order / Season 1 / Episode 3

Medicine

Thirteen achievements in medicine: Andreas Vesalius's anatomical charts -William Harvey's breakthrough on blood circulation -Karl Landsteiner's identification of blood groups -The development of anesthesia -Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays -Louis Pasteur's establishment of bacteriology -Frederick Hopkins's recognition of the importance of vitamins -The discovery and isolation of penicillin -The development of sulfa drugs -Edward Jenner's invention of vaccine -The discoveries of insulin, oncogenes, and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Deutsch English русский язык 大陆简体 한국어
  • Originally Aired January 5, 2005
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Created May 22, 2018 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified July 24, 2023 by
    kyuhyung78