Timeline

1600–1899 ∼ Breaking Ground

William Harvey describes the circulation of blood in England (1628) / Edward Jenner develops smallpox vaccination in England (1796) / First use of anesthetic (ether) on humans in U.S. (1842) / Louis Pasteur first demonstrates use of antibiotics in France (1887) / Wilhelm K. Roentgen discovers X-rays in Germany (1895)

MILESTONES: Isaac Newton makes significant contributions to mathematics, physics, astronomy, and optics (1600s) • Oliver Evans builds the first steam-powered motor vehicle in the U.S. (1805) • Bessemer steel process invented (1850s) • George Eastman invents celluloid rolls of film for use in Kodak cameras (1888)

1900–1909 ∼ Institutional Involvement

U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission shows mosquitoes as the disease carrier of malaria (1900) / U.S. Public Health Service identifies the hookworm parasite devastating the Southern population (1902) / Pure Food and Drug Act sets standards for food and drug control (1906) / First mental health organization is the Connecticut Society for...