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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
A couple that come to mind (of a similar vein):
The discovery of vaccination by Edward Jenner (and it's continued improvement and expansion), and the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming radically changed human life expectancy, and ushered in a new era for the general quality of health in society.
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Another similar one:
On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
Polio was a huge problem then. I had at least 2 family member die from it in those days. Dr. Salkl, to his credit after being pursued by companies, refused to patent his findings and just wanted to just save lives.