William Harvey (1578-1657) performed the greatest-ever medical experiments, giving birth to the science of physiology, when he discovered the circulation of blood, completely revising the ...

“You have to leave your home. We’re taking you to work.” Rifle-carrying soldiers banged on William Harvey’s (then Wilheim Herskovits) door, giving the family five minutes to pack.

Watch to recap the work of Vesalius and Paré before finding out about the work of William Harvey. Open Transcript William Harvey was an English doctor who was born in 1578.

Whether they were previously aware of this fascinating history or not, countless people who have received stents or had heart bypass surgery are alive because of Harvey’s discovery of circulation. I, ...

A few individuals, such as Andreas Vesalius, Ambroise Paré and William Harvey, made particularly important contributions to medical knowledge during the 16th and 17th centuries. An illustration ...