Cell Theory Timeline

  • 1543

    Andreas Vesalius

    Andreas Vesalius studied anatomy publishing "The Fabrica" which was the worlds first book on anatomy. His contribution to the cell theory was to show how cells can work together in the human body.
  • The Compound Microscope

    The compound microscope was invented in 1995. Robert Hooke used this new technology to discover the first cells. The microscope was invented Zacharias Jansenn
  • Marchello Malpighi

    In 1660 Marchello Malpighi observed the blood capillaries present in fish tails for the first time.
  • Handmade microscope using three lenses

    Robert Hooke used a hand made microscope using three lenses.
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke discovered the honey comb like structure in a cork slice using a primitive compounded microscope.
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first to see living organisms by looking into pond water with a microscope which is what he made the lenses for.
  • Single Lens Microscope

    The single Lens Microscope was used by antoni. The single lens microscope was like a magnifying glass, Its magnification was up to 250.
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    13 years later he made several more discoveries with the microscope, he discovered the first protozon and bacteria when he published a drawing in which led to the discovery of these two.
  • Jean Baptiste de Lamarek

    He produced a flawed theory on heredity.
  • Robert Brown

    He discovered the nucleus and its role that helped to prove the cell theory., which states that all living organisms are composed of cells.
  • Matthias Jakob Schleiden

    He discovered that all plant tissues are composed of cells and that all plant tissues are composed of cells. He concluded that cells are the basic building blocks of all plants
  • Theodor Schwann

    He concluded that animal tissue is also made up of composed cells. He also made two statements into one statement which is logical because plants and animals are not different in structure
  • Albrecht Von Roelliker

    He discovered the sperm and eggs are also cells
  • Louis Pasteur

    He conducted an experiment that showed cells could only be farmed from pre existing cells
  • Rudolf Virchow

    He completed the third part to the cell theory which was the theory that all cells develop from existing cells. he was also the first to say deceased cells come from healthy cells.
  • High Resolution Electron Microscope

    the first high resolution microscope was developed in 1938. It has a magnification of 1500000x. Which is 6000x better than the microscope developed in 1670.