Ch 1 Scientisits Flashcards
Robert Hooke
when?
1600s
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
when?
1670s-1680s
Edward Jenner
when?
1798
Rudolf Virchow
when?
1858
Ignaz Semmelweis
when?
1840s-1850s
Louis Pasteur
when?
1860s
Joseph Lister
when?
1860s
Robert Koch
when?
1875
Discovery/Contribution
Robert Hooke
coined the term “cell”
Discovery/Contribution
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
manufactured simple microscopes to study fabrics
observed “animals” in a drop of water
Discovery/Contribution
Edward Jenner
developed a vaccination procedure to protect individuals from smallpox
Discovery/Contribution
Rudolf Virchow
said cells arise from preexisting cells
Discovery/Contribution
Ignaz Semmelweis
described importance of handwashing
Discovery/Contribution
Louis Pasteur
invented pasteurization
swan-necked flasks
vaccines
disproves spontaneous generation
Discovery/Contribution
Joseph Lister
developed a system for treating instruments and surgical dressings
Discovery/Contribution
Robert Koch
Germ Theory of Disease
this microbe causes this disease
anthrax
Impact on the scientific community
Robert Hooke
described cellular structures
described cellular structures and drew sketches of “little structures” that seemed alive
saw corkscrew cells (dead cells)
Impact on the scientific community
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
saw living microorganisms
introduced science of microbiology
Impact on the scientific community
Edward Jenner
established the role of microorganisms in disease
Impact on the scientific community
Rudolf Virchow
developed Cell Theory
Impact on the scientific community
Ignaz Semmelweis
prevents disease in the hospital setting
Impact on the scientific community
Louis Pasteur
conducted the first studies linking human disease to infection
Impact on the scientific community
Joseph Lister
used aseptic techniques in surgery
Impact on the scientific community
Robert Koch
led to intro of new vaccines, antiseptic
