1. A Walk Through History

2. discovered and named cells

3. disproved spontaneous generation (living things cannot come from non-living things)

4. “Father of microscopy” Made the first microscope

5. “Father of taxonomy” (how we classify organisms) Came up with binomial nomenclature (2 part naming system)

6. Discovered the nucleus inside the cell

7. discovered that all plants are made of cells

8. Figured out that all animals are made of cells

9. discovered that all cells come from other cells

10. Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow together made the cell theory

11. Known for his theory of evolution Came up with the concept of natural selection “survival of the fittest”

12. “Father of heredity” (genetics) He bred pea plants and found out how traits are passed from parent to offspring

13. Created the first vaccines to prevent diseases Came up with the process of pasteurization

14. Discovered how cells reproduce and called it mitosis

15. Together they discovered the structure of DNA (DNA is a double helix -spiral staircase)

16. First environmentalist who fought for safe drinking water Created the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

17. Cloned the first sheep in 1997 named Dolly