1978 ⟶ First IVF Baby Born
July: Louise Brown is the first child successfully born afte...
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❤️ William Harvey Publishes 'De Motu Cordis' on Blood Circulation
William Harvey publishes and elucidates his earlier discovery of the circulatory system.⟶
Scientific RevolutionBiologyMedicine
United Kingdom💊 William Withering Publishes Account of Digitalis for Dropsy
William Withering: publishes the first definitive account of the use of foxglove (digitalis) for treating dropsy.⟶
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United Kingdom🧪 Alexander Fleming's Accidental Penicillin Discovery
September 3: Accidental rediscovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming.⟶
MedicineAntibioticsDiscoveryAlexander FlemingHealthcareInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology
United Kingdom🔬 Penicillin Discovery by Alexander Fleming
Penicillin is first observed to exude antibiotic substances by Nobel laureate Alexander Fleming. Development of medicinal Penicillin is attributed to a team of medics and scientists including Howard Walter Florey, Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley.⟶
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United Kingdom🧪 Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
Alexander Fleming: Penicillin, the first beta-lactam antibiotic⟶
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United Kingdom👶 First IVF Baby Born
July: Louise Brown is the first child successfully born after her mother received in vitro fertilisation treatment.⟶
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