Scientists created the first filter able to trap viruses
On Jul. 8, 1933, Christopher Andrewes, Laidlaw and W Smith from the Medical Research Council (MRC) reported that…
A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate to overhaul the 1906 drug law
On Jun. 12, 1933, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by New York Senator Royal S….
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New World screwworm migrated to Southeast U.S.
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
Thomas Hunt Morgan awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity
In 1933, Thomas Hunt Morgan was was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome…
The hazardous effects of radium dial painting were published
In 1933, Louis Schwartz, F.C. Makepeace, and H. Trendley Dean published findings showing the hazardous effects of radium…
The FDA recommended a complete revision of the obsolete 1906 Food and Drugs Act
In 1933, the FDA recommended a complete revision of the obsolete 1906 Food and Drugs Act. The first…
Wendell Stanley purified a sample of tobacco mosaic virus and finds crystals
In 1933, Wendell Stanley purified a sample of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and finds crystals. This suggested, contrary…
Henry Wallace commercialized hybrid corn
In 1933, Hybrid corn, developed by Henry Wallace in Iowa, was commercialized. Growing hybrid corn eliminates the option…
The Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State University was established
In 1933, the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State was established as the first research and consulting institute of…
World’s first succesful surgical lung removal was performed at Washington University – St Louis
On Apr. 4, 1933, Evarts A. Graham, MD at Washington University – St. Louis performed the world’s first…