CELL THEORY
Kandinsky “Colorful Ensemble” inspired by: invertebrate sea creatures microorganisms embryological forms
Cajal
Microscopes Anton von Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) first to use microscopes to view living things
Leeuwenhoek’s scope He looked at bacteria, protists, sperm cells, blood, nematodes, and rotifers. Little “animacules”
Robert Hooke (1635-1703) His microscope His handsome face
First to coin the term “cells” Hooke saw: Cork “Cells” First to coin the term “cells”
Theodor Schwann (1810-1882) Animals were also made of cells
Robert Brown (1773-1858) Discovered the nucleus
Matthias Schleiden (1804-1881) Cell’s nucleus played a role in reproduction
Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) Born in Pomerania Animal and plant cells are produced only by the division of cells that already exist
Cell Theory All living things are composed of cells Cells are the smallest working units of living things All cells come from preexisting cells by cell division