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List of discoveries, sorted by date - oldest first (all time)

A list of scientific discoveries and things discovered by humanity since the beginning of time. See also the greatest inventions list.

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Antibiotics
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Antibiotics
The era of antibacterial chemotherapy began with the discovery of arsphenamine, first synthesized by Alfred Bertheim and Paul Ehrlich in 1907, used to treat syphilis. The first systemically active antibiotic, prontosil was discove...
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