A history of pathology in 50 objects

As part of the celebrations of the College’s 50th anniversary in 2012, we asked Fellows to nominate objects that they believe have changed the practice of pathology.

The fifty most popular objects, covering all nineteen pathology specialties, have been published in the book A History of Pathology in 50 Objects. 

All Fellows of the College received a copy of the book with the January 2013 edition of the College Bulletin. 

We would like to thank all the Fellows who nominated objects for their contribution to this exciting project.

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 1 - Light Microscope

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 2 - Glucose Meter

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 3 - Donor Card

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 4 - Genetic Fingerprinting

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 5 - Agar Plate

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 6 - Pathology Pot

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 7 - Neonatal Blood Spot Card

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 8 - 3D CT Scan

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 9 - IVF

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 10 - Karyotype

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 11 - Factor VIII

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 12 - Frog

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 13 - Pipette Tip

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 14 - Mould Medallion

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 15 - Gram Stain

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 16 - Cork

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 17 - Structure of an Antibody

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 18 - HIV Test

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 19 - Pea Plant

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 20 - Antibiotic Disc

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 21 - DNA Double Helix

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 22 - 2 Carlton House Terrace

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 23 - ABO Blood Groups

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 24 - Quality Assurance

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 25 - Cambridge Rocker Microtome

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 26 - Blossom The Cow

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 27 - Virtual Microscopy

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 28 - Logwood

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 29 - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 30 - Coulter Counter

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 31 - Pigeon

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 32 - Post-Mortem Instruments

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 33 - Astrup Blood Gas Analyser

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 34 - Philadelphia Chromosome

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 35 - Urine Dipstick

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 36 - Paraffin Wax

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 37 - Lister's Donkey Engine

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 38 - Microtitre Plate

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 39 - FNA Needle

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 40 - Human Genome

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 41 - Immunohistochemistry

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 42 - LBC Brush

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 43 - Dome Magnifier

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 44 - Barcode

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 45 - Radioimmunoassay

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 46 - Glass Slide

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 47 - Plastic Blood Bag

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 48 - Technicon Autoanalyzer

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 49 - Petri Dish

A History of Pathology in 50 Objects: 50 - Electron Microscope