Hypodermic Needle
Invention and innovation • 19th century
Coming to Wonder Inventions on 1 October 2026.

About this story
- Subject
- Hypodermic Needle
- Category
- Medical and Health Inventions
- Where
- Global
- When
- Classical medicine to modern biomedicine
- Length
- 10 illustrated pages · about 15 minutes to read · about 11 minutes to listen
Who appears
- Dr. Alexander Wood — Co-Inventor of the hypodermic needle
- Dr. Charles Pravaz — Inventor of an earlier injection device
- Student Observer — Medical student
- Nurse Clara — Nurse
- Modern Medical Technician — Modern Medical Technician
- Doctor — Modern Doctor
What happens on 1 October 2026
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