Cell Theory Time Line

By jtb2396
  • Jan 1, 1214

    Francais Bacon

    He wrote about the use of lens, and even predicted the use of telescopes.
  • Jan 1, 1285

    Spectales

    Spectacles were created around this year.
  • Oct 1, 1317

    Spectacle Creation

    Alessandro della Spina of Pisa made the art of making spectacles well known.
  • Microscope Creation

    Microscope Creation
    Zaccharias Janssen and his son Hans Janssen, looked at the efect of different lenses and tubing, which then lead to the creation of the microscope.
  • Telescope

    The Telescope was created this year, rather than in 1609 with Galelio, like many suspect.
  • Cork Cells

    Robert Hooke, studied cork cells through a microscope, which inspired Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, to look for himself through one.
  • "Micrograhia"

    A book written by Robert Hooke that illustrates the first cells from his discovery of them on the piece of cork.
  • "Little Animals"

    Antoni van Leeuwenhoek found small organisms, Protozoa and Bacteria, through a microscope, and told the royal society.
  • Achromatic Lenses

    Chester More Hall makes the Achromatic lenses.
  • Selling Achromatic Lenses

    Harmanus van Deyl makes the achromatic lenses for commercial use.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur disproved spontanious generation.
  • Cell Theory

    Cell Theory
    Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden suggest the Cell Theory. They also publish a book called based on the use of studing animals and plants with a microscope.
  • Cell Duplication

    Rudolf Virchow determined that all cells arise from preexisting cells.
  • Microscope Theory

    Ernst Abbe published his thoughts on how to build a proper Microscope, including how to set the resolution and lenses.
  • Cell Mitosis

    Cell Mitosis
    Walther Flemming ends up discovering Mitosis.
  • Microscope Lamp

    August Kohler created a light source to look at the specimin with.
  • Microscope Production

    Powell and Lealand make a firm that starts to make Micoscopes to sell.
  • Electron Microscope

    Electron Microscope
    The first Electron Microsscope was created by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska.
  • DIC

    DIC or differential interference contrast made by Nomarsky, was created to make more light to look at the slide with.
  • Lens

    Lens
    Taken from the Egyptions, an Arabian Alhazen, created a written text, describing lenses.
  • Period: to

    Cell Theory and Microscopes