Medical Stamps

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The British Royal Mail has presented series of post stamps devoted to the most significant medical achievements of the country.

Penicillin

Creating of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, 1928.

Tomography

Developing of a computer tomography by Godfrey Hounsfield, 1971.

Malaria

Role of mosquitoes in the malaria carrying over, confirmed by Ronald Ross, 1897.

Coxofemoral

The first full prosthetics of a coxofemoral joint by John Charnley, 1962.

Crystalline lens

The first installation of an artificial crystalline lens by Harold Ridley in 1949.

Beta blockers

Synthesis beta blockers by James Black, 1962.

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