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Hooke published Micrographia
Robert Hooke published his book Micrographia, in which he described the microscopic units that made up the structure of a slice of cork and coined the term "cells" or "pores" to refer to these units.
This is important as this is where the name 'cell' originates, and Hooke's book was the first important work dedicated to microscopical observation, and showed what the microscope could mean for naturalists. -
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Italian Naturalist Lazzaro
Italian naturalist Lazzaro proved that cells come from other cells and are not spontaneous.
This is important as it leads to one of the parts of the cell theory. -
Scottish Botanist Robert Brown
Scottish botanist Robert Brown recognizes the nucleus as the essential constituent of living cells.
This is important as it announces an important part of the cell and it's structure. -
Cell Theory 1st part
Robert Remak, Rudolf Virchow, and Alert Kölliker reinforce the idea that cells originate from other cells to Swann and Schleiden. This marks the start of the creation of the cell theory.
This is important is this is one of the parts to the cell theory. -
Karl Deiter
Deiter's book contained beautiful descriptions and drawings of nerve cells studied by using histological methods and microdissections made with thin needles under the microscope. Deiter's nerve cells were characterized by a soma, dendrites and a nerve prolongation (axon) which showed no branching.
This is important because it provides a detailed look at nerve cells for all eyes to see and come back to as they continue research. -
German Histologist Joseph Gerlach
German histologist Joseph Gerlach expanded Kölliker's view and proposed that, in all of the central nervous system, nerve cells established anastomoses with each other through a network formed by the minute branching of their dendrites.
This is important because it sheds more light on how nerve cells work with each other. -
Golgi
Golgi developed the "black reaction".
This is important because this reaction provided, for the first time, a full view of single nerve cell and its processes, which could be followed and analyzed even when they were a great distance from the cell body. -
Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming introduced the term "mitosis" and gave superb description of its various processes.
This is important because it added to the deep evidence of life unity. -
Swiss Embryologist Wilhelm His
Swiss embryologist Wilhelm His put forward the idea that the nerve-cell body and prolongations form an independent unit.
This is important because the nervous system began to be considered, like any other tissue as a sum of anatomically and functionally independent cells that interact by contiguity or proximity rather than continuity. -
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Principal Organelles
Principal organelles that are now considered to be parts of the cell were identified such as "ergastoplasm" and the mitochondria.
This is important because parts of a cell were being identified and they have become a staple to everyone.