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23 Cards in this Set
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Discovery that DNA passes heredity instructions through successive generations of organisms - it carries the chemical code of life. |
Oswald Avery |
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The first woman to qualify as a physician in America; founder of America's first medical school for women. |
Elizabeth Blackwell |
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Chargaff's rules paved the way to the discovery of DNA's structure |
Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002) |
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Codiscovered the chemical elements radium and polonium; carried out the first research into the treatment of tumors with radiation. |
Marie Curie (1867-1934) |
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A founder of 20th century environmentalism, her book Silent Spring led to a reappraisal of the effects of chemicals on the environment, leading to bans and heavy restrictions. |
Rachel Carson(1907-1964) |
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Co discovered DNAs structure and replication mechanism; discovered that DNA uses a triplet code to control the formation of proteins from amino acids. |
Francis Crick(1916-2004) |
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Authored one of the most famous books in History, On the Origin of the Species, in which he described and provided evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection. |
Charles Darwin(1809-1882) |
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An ancient theory of natural selection; mass conversation; and the four elements which are now often misattributed to Aristotle. |
EMPEDOCLES (490BC-430BC) |
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Invented experimental design; devised the statistical concept of variance. |
Ronal Fisher(1890-1962) |
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Discovered that treating wounds and infections with antiseptic agents caused more deaths than if no action were taken; discovered penicillin and predicted the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. |
Alexander Fleming (1881 -1955) |
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Explained blood circulation for the first time,showing there is a complete circuit beginning and ending in the heart. |
William Harvey (1578- 1657) |
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The father of Western medicine; systematized medical treatments; disentangling them from religion and superstitions; The famous Hippocratic Oath binds physicians to good ethical practices. |
HIPPOCRATES (460 BC - 370 BC) |
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Organized our view of the natural world with the two-part naming system we use to classify all life forms. |
Carolus Linnaeus (1707- 1778) |
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Founded the science of genetics; identified many of the rules of heredity; identify recessive and dominant traits |
Gregor Mendel (1822- 1884) |
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A health pioneer who transformed nursing into a respected, highly trained profession; used statistics to analyze wider health outcomes. |
Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) |
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The father of modern microbiology; invented food preservation by pasteurization. |
Louise Pasteur (1822 - 1895) |
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Discovered the drug artemisinin, a treatment for malaria. Artemisinin and its derivatives have saved or improved the lives of millions of people. |
Youyou Tu (Born 1930) |
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Founded modern anatomy, overthrowing misconceptions about the body that had persisted for over a thousand years; father of modern anatomy. |
Andreas Vesalius (1514 - 1564) |
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Discovered antibiotics made by soil-dwelling bacteria including streptomycin, the first effective treatment for tuberculosis; coined the word antibiotic. |
Selman Waksman (1888 - 1973) |
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Independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection; was one the first biologists to express concern about the effects human activities were having on the natural world. |
Alfred R. Wallace (1823 - 1913) |
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The French scientist who pioneered the field of Invertebrate Zoology; best known for Lamarckism, his explanation of biological evolution. |
Jean - Baptiste Lamarck (1744 - 1829) |
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Best known for discovering the X and Y chromosomes - the little guys that determine whether you're a girl or a boy. |
Nettie Stevens (1861 - 1912) |
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The father of Modern Bacteriology; he discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Finally, he proved that Vibrio cholerae bacteria causes cholera. |
Robert Koch (1843 - 1910) |
