2005 ⟶ First Human Face Transplant Performed

November 30: Surgeons in France carry out the first human fa...
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🩺 René Laennec Invents the Stethoscope

René Laennec invents the first Stethoscope.⟶
René Laennec Invents the Stethoscope (1816)
MedicineMedical TechnologyScientific InnovationFrench HistoryHealthcare
FranceFrance

🎈 Giffard Makes First Manned, Powered Dirigible Flight

Henri Giffard becomes the first person to make a manned, controlled and powered flight using a dirigible.⟶
Giffard Makes First Manned, Powered Dirigible Flight (1852)
AviationEarly AviationTransportation
FranceFrance

🔊 First Recording of the Human Voice

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville creates the first audio recording of the human voice.⟶
First Recording of the Human Voice (1860)
SoundCommunication
FranceFrance

📺 First Instantaneous Television Broadcast by Rignoux and Fournier

The first instantaneous transmission of images, or television broadcast, is carried out by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier.⟶
First Instantaneous Television Broadcast by Rignoux and Fournier (1909)
TelevisionCommunication
FranceFrance

🧑‍⚕️ 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