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Hooke Discovers the Cell
Robert C. Hooke discovered the cell, In The Royal Society in London, England, while conducting a microscopic studies of insects, using a 50x magnification microscope. While King Charles II had only commissioned Hooke to do studies of insects, he studied many things, and he made his discovery of cells while studying a cork. -
Leeuwenhoek Sees Nucleus
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was a businessman, with his own cloth shop, and he used magnifying lenses when appraising cloth. He became interested in science after reading Micrographia, by Robert Hooke. Leeuwenhoek went on to develop a microscope with a 250x magnification, which was much more effective than the previous 50x magnification. Leeuwenhoek observed globules in the cell, which were actually nuclei, but without a formal education, he was unable to identify what he was seeing. -
Brown Names the Nucleus
Robert Brown, a Scottish botanist named the nucleus of the cell, in The British Museum in London, England, while observing the epidermis of orchids through a microscope. Though Brown wasn't the first to discover it; the nucleus was originally discovered by a businessman, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, in 1682. Brown was able to realize the importance of the nucleus in the fertilization and development process, and he proposed that the nucleus was the center of cells. -
Schleiden Declares Cells a Fundemental Part of All Plant Matter
Matthias Schleiden was a German botanist that during his investigation concluded that all plants were made of cells. He conceived that the cell was the common structural unit of plants. Schleiden's cell theory shifted scientific interest into the study of living thing processes in plants. -
Schwann Finds that All Living Things Have Cells
Theodor Schwann theorized that all living things were made of cells. While working with Matthias Schlieden, they discovered that all plants were made of cell, Schwann theorized that all living things were made of cells. Schwann's discovery revolutionized the research into anatomy. It was previously believed that only plants contained cells, but Schwann was able to prove that both plants and animals were made up of cells, this discovery allowed for further exploration into cellular make-up. -
Virchow Finds that Cells Form By Division
Rudolf Virchow expanded on Robert Remak's theory that cells come from other cells, meaning the cells reproduce A-sexually. He also theorized that diseases come from bad cells, when bad cells multiply. Virchow's discovery paved the way for modern medicine.
