20th Century Med
Madi B, Brylan V, Emma B, & Morgan D.
Who?
Dr. Christian Bernard
Edward Mellanby
Selman A Waksman
Sir Alexander Fleming
What?
Bernard- first successful heart transplant
Mellanby- discovered vitamin D
Waksman- discovered streptomycin
Fleming- discovered penicillin
When?
Transplant- 1907
Vitamin D- 1921
Streptomycin- 1943
Penicillin- 1928
Where?
Bernard- South Africa
Mellanby- University of Sheffield
Waksman- Rutgers University
Fleming- in the United Kingdom
Why/How?
Bernard- Human heart of 25 year old women was successfully places into 55 year old Louis Wasnkansky, who servived for 18 days
Mellanby- working with dogs raised indoors
Waksman- researching organic substances that lived in soil and decomposition promoted the discovery
Fleming- researching mold