The New England Female Medical College was founded
In 1848, the New England Female Medical College was founded, becoming the first institution in the U.S. to…
Eleven physicians established the U.S. Pharmacopeia, the first compendium of standard drugs for the US
On Dec. 21, 1820, eleven physicians met in Washington, D.C., to establish the U.S. Pharmacopeia, the first compendium…
The drug caffine was isolated
In 1819, caffeine was isolated by Germand chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge at the behest of Johann Wolfgang von…
Naturalist Gottfried Treviranus created the term biology
In 1802, naturalist Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus was the first to use the the term “biology” in his Biologie…