Key People History and Trends

Who is known as the father of modern medicine?

• Socrates

• Hippocrates

• Galileo

• Aristotle

What is the name of the nurse known for her work during the Crimean War?

• Florence Nightingale

• Clara Barton

• Mary Seacole

• Marie Curie

Who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin?

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Alexander Fleming

What is the name of the physician who developed the first successful polio vaccine?

• Dr. Albert Einstein

• Dr. Marie Curie

• Dr. Isaac Newton

• Dr. Jonas Salk

Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?

• Marie Curie

• Clara Barton

• Florence Nightingale

• Amelia Earhart

What is the name of the scientist who discovered the structure of DNA?

• Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel

• Marie Curie and Galileo Galilei

• James Watson and Francis Crick

• Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton

Who is known for the development of the smallpox vaccine?

• Charles Darwin

• Edward Jenner

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

What is the name of the physician who introduced the concept of antiseptic surgery?

• Joseph Lister

• Marie Curie

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

Who is known for the development of the first successful heart transplant?

• Dr. Albert Schweitzer

• Dr. Alexander Fleming

• Dr. Christiaan Barnard

• Dr. Jonas Salk

What is the name of the physician who is considered the father of anatomy?

• Andreas Vesalius

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton