Micro06

Important Events in Understanding the Cell Theory

By wmbartels
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    Important events in the development of the cell theory

  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke
    Hooke designs a microscope and discovers structures in cork that he terms "cells".

  • Francesco Redi

    Francesco Redi
    After experimentation, Redi theorizes that flies do not arise spontaneously from rotting meat, but come from other flies.

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

  • Marrhias Schleiden

    Marrhias Schleiden
    "All plants are made of cells."

  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann
    "All animals are made up of cells."

  • Rudolf Virchow

    Rudolf Virchow
    "All cells come from cells."

  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur
    Microorganisms do not arise spontaneously in a flask of sterilized broth, unless it is exposed to air.