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Father and son worked together to create the first compound microscope.
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Discovered the cellular composition of a cork and introduced the word "cell" to science
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Observed the first living cells in pond water using a handmade microscope.
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Awarded a prize for "solving the problem of the nature" They proved that cells had independent walls.
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Discovered the process of osmosis and discovered cell biology
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Came up with the theory that cells are the basic building blocks of all plants after proposing the idea that all plant tissue is composed of cells
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Discovered that animal tissue is also composed of cells and he also organized previous developments into one theory.
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Added the third part to the cell theory stating that all cells can only develop from other cells
