1897 ⟶ Cloth Surgical Masks Developed in Europe

Surgical masks made of cloth were developed in Europe by phy...
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🪐 Discovery of the Planet Neptune

Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest: discovery of Neptune.⟶
Discovery of the Planet Neptune (1846)
AstronomyPlanetsSolar System
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

🧼 Semmelweis Proposes Hand Washing to Prevent Disease

Ignaz Semmelweis proposes hand washing as a way to stop the spread of diseases.⟶
Semmelweis Proposes Hand Washing to Prevent Disease (1847)
MedicinePublic HealthHygieneGerm TheoryMedical History
AustriaAustria

🔬 Virchow Proposes All Cells Originate from Pre-existing Cells

Rudolf Virchow: cells can only arise from pre-existing cells.⟶
Virchow Proposes All Cells Originate from Pre-existing Cells (1858)
Cell TheoryBiologyScientific RevolutionMicroscopyMedicine
GermanyGermany

💉 Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life

Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against rabies for a young boy who had been bitten 14 times by a rabid dog.⟶
Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life (1885)
MedicineVaccinationInfectious DiseasesPublic HealthLouis PasteurBiologyScientific Breakthrough
FranceFrance

🥼 Cloth Surgical Masks Developed in Europe

Surgical masks made of cloth were developed in Europe by physicians Jan Mikulicz-Radecki at the University of Breslau and Paul Berger in Paris, as a result of increasing awareness of germ theory and the importance of antiseptic procedures in medicine.⟶
Cloth Surgical Masks Developed in Europe (1897)
MedicineHygieneGerm TheorySurgeryMedical Technology
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

🧪 Alfred Bertheim Synthesizes Arsphenamine

Alfred Bertheim: Arsphenamine, the first modern chemotherapeutic agent⟶
Alfred Bertheim Synthesizes Arsphenamine (1907)
MedicinePharmacology
GermanyGermany