the nineteenth century — the beginnings of modern medicine

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The Industrial Revolution / inventions There was a general atmosphere of scientific research and advance. Louis Pasteur's first commission was to find a cure for sour wine, which set him off on his revolutionary course. Joseph Jackson Lister (Britain: 1826) invented the multi-lens microscope, which allowed doctors to see very tiny things accurately. Carl Ludwig (Germany: 1847) invented the kymograph, which allowed more accurate measurement of the pulse. Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany: 1895) discovered x-rays. Willem Einthoven (Holland: 1900) invented the electrocardiograph(measured heart activity). There was a general atmosphere of scientific research and advance. Louis Pasteur's first commission was to find a cure for sour wine, which set him off on his revolutionary course. Joseph Jackson Lister (Britain: 1826) invented the multi-lens microscope, which allowed doctors to see very tiny things accurately. Carl Ludwig (Germany: 1847) invented the kymograph, which allowed more accurate measurement of the pulse. Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany: 1895) discovered x-rays. Willem Einthoven (Holland: 1900) invented the electrocardiograph(measured heart activity).