Develop

ment of
Hans and Zacharias Janssen
are known for inventing the
Cell
compound optical
microscope. They made it in
the 1590's. This contributed to
"The Cell Theory" by making
Theory
it easier and more practical
whilst observing cells. This is
what Hans and Zacharias
Timelin
Janssen looked like.
Anton Ven Leeuwenhoek
was a scientist that made a
Theodor Schwann came to the
conclusion that animal tissue was
made of cells which ended that
microscope containing
improved lenses that could
magnify objects almost 300-
debate that plants and animals had
different structures. He also made a
theory that states that cells are Rudolf Virchow
fold, or 270. Using lenses he
made himself Anton van
Leeuwenhoek discovered the
organisms and organisms are made
up of 2 or more cells and that cells
made theory that all
cells came from
are the basic units of structure for all existing cells.
first protozoa and bacteria.
organisms.

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Robert Hooke discovered the cell by

Matthias made the first generalized Carl Heinrich Braun
looking through a microscope at a
statement about cells, which was reworked the cell theory
cork. What he saw when he looked in
that all plant tissues are made out and called cell the basic
the microscope was a cell was. He
of cells, and that cell were the unit of life.
chose the word "cell" to describe
basic building blocks of plants.
what he saw.