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Microscope Creation
Zacharias Jansen was a Dutch spectical-maker from Middelburg. Zacharias was associated with the invention of the first optical telescope. He is sometimes also credited for inventing the first truly compound microscope. With the help of his dad, Zacharias wasable to make an invention that consists of three draw tubes with lenses inserted into the ends of the flanking tube -
Schwaan
Schwann was a master microscopist who examined animal tissue, specifically working on notochord development in tadpoles. -
Cell Theory
Matthias Jakob Schleiden found that all plants are composed of cells, and communicated the finding to Schwann, who had found similar structures in the cells of the notochord. Other researchers confirmed the similarity, As explained in Schwann's microscopic investigations on the accordance in the structure and growth of plants and animals, where he concluded, "all living things are composed of cells and cell products". -
Schleiden
Schleiden had a love for batony. He preferred to study plant structure under the microscope. Scleiden also recognized the importance of the cell nucleus. -
Rudolf Carl Virchow
Rudolf Carl Virchow was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, he was known for his advancement of public health. Virchow is cited as the first to recognize leukemia cells. -
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. His interest in natural history resulted in his being one of the first prominent scientists to raise concerns over the environmental impact of human activity. -
Charles Darwin
Charles was an English naturalist and geologist, He was best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. Darwin's early interest in nature led him to neglect his medical education at the University of Edinburgh, instead, he helped to investigate marine invertebrates.
