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Science and Medicine in the Industrial Revolution

By: Grace, Elizabeth, Emily, and Amelia

Atomic Theory

VIDEO

Pros and Cons

Background

  • Pros
  • Set the basis for the modern atomic theory
  • Established the basic structure of an atom
  • Cons
  • Wasn't completely correct
  • He said atoms are indivisible but atoms can be changed from one to another
  • Discovered by John Dalton in the early 1800s
  • Showed that each element has its own kind of atoms
  • Also showed how different kinds of atoms combine to make all chemical substances

Dalton's Model

Impacts

  • Crucial breakthrough in chemistry
  • Challenged ancient Greek beliefs (believed that all matter was made of tiny particles called atoms)
  • Also challenged earlier theories which put forth the idea that all atoms were basically alike

Surgery & Anesthesia

Pros and Cons

Citation for Textbook

Background

PRO:Found new ways to save lives.

New advancement in medicine.

  • In the early 1840's, anesthesia was used to relieve pain during surgery.
  • Used anesthesia to explore operations.
  • Some feared side-effects from the new anesthetic, and an overdose could kill.
  • Before anesthesia, doctors had to preform surgeries within a short amount of time, but now they doctors could operate within a broader time frame.

CON: Lack of sanitation of tools killed patients via infection days after operation.

Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor, and Anthony Esler. <i>Prentice Hall World History</i>. Boston, Mass.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Print.

Impact

  • Population size increased.
  • More people were surviving
  • Created a baseline of our advanced medical systems/inventions today.

Natural Selection

Background

  • Discovered by Charles Darwin
  • Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859
  • all beings evolved to present state over millions of years (theory of evolution)
  • Used theory of evolution to support natural selection
  • species constantly competed to survive
  • Natural forces (environment) selected traits best suited for their environment
  • those species passed traits on to offspring, other traits were slowly eliminated
  • process of natural selection known as survival of the fittest

Impact

Antiseptics

Social Darwinism

  • people who applied Survival of the fittest to war and economy
  • believed that they were more "fit" to survive in the economy than others

Racism

  • encouraged by Social Darwinism
  • belief that certain races were superior to others
  • The Caucasian race believed success in western nations was due to superiority of their race

Pros and Cons

PROS

  • foundation for different scientific studies
  • molecular biology
  • mutations
  • classification of species

Impact

Pro

  • Prevented patients from dying via infection
  • Sanitation and sterilization of surgical equipment
  • Took a step towards modern medicine

Con

  • Antiseptics cost money

CONS

  • Social Darwinism and Racism
  • Life spans increased.
  • Less people dying from infection
  • Less unsterilized equipment

Background

  • Discovered by Joseph Lister in August 1865
  • He had his surgeons sterilize their instruments and wash their hands.
  • Antiseptics got rid of dirt and bacteria that could lead to dangerous infections.
  • this dramatically reduce deaths from infection.
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