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diseases
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invention of microscope
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Anton Van leeuwenhuok
First person to see bacteria -
francesco Redi
The first serious attack on the idea of spontaneous generation was made in 1668 by Francesco Redi. -
Anton
reported sightings of bacteria and algae to royal society in London -
Edward jenner born
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carried out famous surgery
Carried out famous surgery on 8 year old James phipps, he injected a small amount of cow pox into the boy to see if his body could build up immunity to the diseases -
smallpox vaccinisation
His smallpox immunisation was given to people around the world -
Micro-organisms
The 1800s brought knowledge of the cultivation and identification of micro-organisms. -
Better sewerage
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Jenner dies
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John Snow
John Snow proposed a theory that a ‘miasma’ or cloud of infection could explain how cholera epidemic in London -
Louis pasteur, Robert Koch
Theory that cells could arrise from nonliving cells -
Semmelwies dies
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Lister
Lister read about pastuers theory but believed that microbes in the air caused diseases -
Ignaz Semmelweiz
Germ theory was finally appreciated 5 years after semmelweiz death -
penicilin
Discovery of penicilin -
Joseph Lister dies
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alexander fleming
Fleming discovers penicillin from the Penicillium notatum mold -
Fleming receives nobel prize
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1870
the germs in broth experiment was done.