I like learning about medicine and would love to do my topic around it. So what are some medical breakthroughs or inventions (etc.) that happened in the U.S around 1890- 1970?
2007-02-28 09:31:23 · 9 answers · asked by Yo-Yo 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
how about the polio vaccine by Jonas Salk in 1952
2007-02-28 09:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by go avs! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Penicillin-Alexander Flemming
2007-02-28 17:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did a similar essay too. I did it on Louis Pasteur. His work took place a little before 1870 but a huge impact after 1870. Go to answers.com and link to his name and find him. Just so you know, i got an A!!
2007-02-28 17:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by lAVi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1895, X-ray, by Wilhelm Rontgen
1928, antibiotics, by Alexander Fleming
1846, anesthetics, by William Morton
1865, antiseptic, by Joseph Lister
1967, heart transplant, by Christiaan Barnard
there are more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_%28medical%29#Medical_inventions
2007-02-28 17:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by hixon1591 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anesthesia,cleaning surgical instruments,amputation procedures. The invention of several re-tractors,clamps and man made sutures.
2007-02-28 17:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can do a report about the bubonic plague or the discovery of penicillin.
2007-02-28 17:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by Don't Know 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long have you got. Go to history channel website they should have all you need there
2007-02-28 17:34:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im studying us history right now and i have no idea what's those break throughs you've been talking about. couldnt you just do something about the world war one or something?
2007-02-28 17:35:10 · answer #8 · answered by Rumba 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Google it and do it yourself.
2007-02-28 17:34:02 · answer #9 · answered by sunshine 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋