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First Microscope Invented
Zacharias Jansen was a Dutch spectacle-maker from Middleburg credited with creating the first compund microscope. -
Discovery of the cell
Robert is credited for discovering the cell -
Advancement of the simple microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented a method for making small spherical lenses that much increased magnification of microscopes. He discovered single celled microorganisms and other microscopic structures. He advance the design of the simple microscope. -
Improvement in the microscopes
Anton van Leeuwenhoek improved magnification of microscopes by polishing lenses -
development of cell theory
Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist who is widely credited as the founder of modern histology. He played a vital role in the development of cell theory and defined the cell as the fundamental unit of animal structure. -
Plants makeup
Matthias Schleiden discovered the plants were made up of cells -
Cell therory
He discoered that cells are created from pre-existing cells -
The Germ Theory of Disease
This discovery helped minimize the spread of diseases. It helped introduce the medical world to viruses. Louis Pasteur had the motivation to help the sick after three of his five children had died from thypoid fever.
