Cell Theory

  • Hans and Zacharias

    Produced the first compound micrscope by combining two complex lenses inside a tube
  • Robert Hooke

    Discovered the compositon of cells and made the word "cell"
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    He bettered magnification by polishing the lenses
  • Anton van.....

    Animacules were discovered
  • Anton van...

    Discovered bacteria from the saliva inside his mouth
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Discovered that plants were made up of cells
  • Theodor Schwann

    Discovered that animals are made of cells.
  • Rudolph Virchow

    Stated that all living things come from other existing, living things