4) Microscopy

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ROBERT HOOKE

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 ¨Robert Hooke wrote a book on microscopy in 1665.

¨Coined the term ‘cell’.

¨First specimen being investigated was wood shavings from the cork.

ANTONIE LEEUWENHOEK

Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Source: National Portrait Gallery

¨Antonie Leeuwenhoek (1632-1732)

¨Created powerful lens that allowed visualisation of microorganisms, eg bacteria.

¨Father of Microbiology.