An Age of Progress- 19th century
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Invention of the AspirinFrench pharmacist and his brother, a chemist, isolated the quinine from the bark (corteza) and created an alkaloid to treat malaria.James Blundell (British) transfused blood for the first time from a husband to his wife.Austrian Landsteiner discovered different blood groups present in humans.Argentinian dr. Luis Agote was the first to successfully perform a non-direct blood transfusion using sodium citrate as anticoagulant.Austrian-Argentinian Juan Vucetich developed a method to identify individuals thorugh their fingerprints.The Paris Science Academy officially informed that Vucetich's method was the most reliable one.German Carl Benz patented the first practical automobile powered by internal gasoline combustion engine.Invention of the first telegraph by MorseThe River Plate Telegraph Co. extended the communication line between Colonia, Uruguay and Punta Lara, Argentina.The first electrically operated typewriter was developed by Thomas EdisonAlexander Bell developed the first telephone.
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