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First Commercially Sold Barbiturate
The first commercially sold barbiturate for medicinal purposes was the sedative, Veronal sold in the USA in 1903. Continue reading
Synthetic Indigo Dye
German chemist, Adolf von Baeyer developed synthetic indigo dye in 1880, at the University of Munich. Continue reading
Publication of De natura fossilium
The publication De natura fossilium (On Natural Fossils) by Georgius Agricola Continue reading
Founding of Deaconess Institute
Theodor Fliedner founded the Deaconess Institute, a nursing school in 1836 at Kaiserswerth, near Dusseldorf, Germany. Continue reading
First Printed Playing Cards
German documents reference wooden blocks used to print picture playing cards Continue reading
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈeːɐ̯lɪç] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel prize-winning German-Jewish physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Continue reading
First Synthetic Drug Marketed
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich developed Salvarsan that attacks Treponema pallidum, Continue reading
Mercury Used to Treat Syphilis Bacterium
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich developed the first anti-syphilis drug, arsphenamine (trade name Salvarsan), Continue reading
German Vintners Use Compressed Air
German vintners near Nuremberg, pumped compressed air into wine casks Continue reading