Cell Theory and the History of the Microscope

By gwen_gallagher
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    Microscope was invented

    In 1673, Hans and Zacharias Jansen invented the microscope

  • Robert Hooke publishes "Microphobia"

    In his book, Robert Hooke was the first to describe and define a cell and what it was.
  • Antony van Leeuwenhoek Makes Advances in the Microscope

    Antony van Leeuwenhoek Makes Advances in the Microscope

    In 1673, Antony van Leeuwenhoek made important discoveries in biology. His discoveries helped advance the microscope by magnifying images up to 30x.
  • Antoni van Leeuwenhook reported that he found "little animals" through a microscope

    Antoni van Leeuwenhook reported that he found "little animals" through a microscope

  • Achromatic lenses were created by Chester Moore Hall in1729 for spectacles

    Achromatic lenses were created by Chester Moore Hall in1729 for spectacles

  • The first discovery of the nucleus was made by Franz Bauer.

    The first discovery of the nucleus was made by Franz Bauer.

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    Matthias Jakob Schleiden was the first to discover that all plants are made up of cells.

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    Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur established the cell theory and solidified the steps of the scientific method.
  • Henri Milne-Edwards made the observation that the basic structure of all animal tissues were "globules."

    Henri Milne-Edwards made the observation that the basic structure of all animal tissues were "globules."

  • Barthelemy Dumortier discovered cell division in plants.

    Barthelemy Dumortier discovered cell division in plants.

  • Cells Became the Basic Unit of Life

    Cells Became the Basic Unit of Life

    It wasn't untl 1839 until th cell was defined as the basic units of life.

  • Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden propose the "Cell Theory"

  • Donne' publishs Micrograh in France

    Donne' publishs Micrograh in France

  • Rudolf Virchow continued the work of Schleiden and Schwann.

    He proposed that all living cells must rise from pre-existing cells.

  • Ernst Abbe publishes work on his theory on the microscope

  • Ernst Leitz's microscope is introduced with a revolving mount

  • Walther Flemming discovers mitosis

    Walther Flemming discovers mitosis

  • Richard Zsigmondy develops the ultramicroscope

    Richard Zsigmondy develops the ultramicroscope

  • Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska create the first Electron Microscope

    Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska create the first Electron Microscope

  • Dutchman Zernike invented the Phase Contrast Microscope

    Dutchman Zernike invented the Phase Contrast Microscope

    The Phase Contrast Microscope was ivented.

  • Nomarsky patented a DIC system

    A DIC sytem was patented in 1953 by Normarksy.

  • Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer invent the scanning tunneling microscope