2021 ⟶ First Double Arm and Shoulder Transplant Performed

January 13: In Lyon, France, the first transplant of both ar...
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🌌 Orion Nebula Identified by Peiresc

The Orion Nebula is identified by Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc of France.⟶
Orion Nebula Identified by Peiresc (1610)
AstronomyScientific ObservationRenaissanceTelescopeDiscovery
FranceFrance

⚗️ Fermat Formulates His Last Theorem

Pierre de Fermat formulates his so-called Last Theorem, unsolved until 1995.⟶
Fermat Formulates His Last Theorem (1637)
MathematicsNumber TheoryAlgebraScientific Revolution
FranceFrance

💉 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

🧑‍⚕️ First Human Face Transplant Performed

November 30: Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant with Isabelle Dinoire becoming the first person to undergo it.⟶
First Human Face Transplant Performed (2005)
MedicineSurgeryMedical Ethics
FranceFrance

⚕️ First Double Arm and Shoulder Transplant Performed

January 13: In Lyon, France, the first transplant of both arms and shoulders is performed on an Icelandic patient at the Édouard Herriot Hospital.⟶
First Double Arm and Shoulder Transplant Performed (2021)
MedicineSurgeryMedical InnovationHealthcare
FranceFranceIcelandIceland