Microscope Flashcards
Used a compound microscope to observe and make drawings of
microscopic objects; coined the term “cells”
Robert Hooke
Used a simple microscope to observe microscopic organisms that
he called “animalcules”
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Proved that maggots do not arise from rotting meat through
spontaneous generation by using covered and uncovered jars
Francisco Redi
. Believed that microorganisms arise through spontaneous
generation after observing them in boiled broths
John Needham
- Showed that microorganisms do not arise through spontaneous
generation after boiling broths and sealing them
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Protected people from the deadly disease smallpox by exposing
them to cowpox
Edward Jenner
Decreased the occurrence of infections in women following
childbirth by promoting the disinfection of the attending
physicians’ hands using limewater.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Traced the origin of an outbreak of cholera to the contamination of
drinking water by sewage.
John Snow
Demonstrated that yeasts are responsible for the process of
fermentation
Louis Pasteur
Showed that microorganisms do not arise spontaneously by boiling
broths in flasks with S-shaped necks
Louis Pasteur
. Developed a process for eliminating the microorganisms from wine
that cause spoilage
Louis Pasteur
Decreased the occurrence of post-surgical infections by using
carbolic acid to disinfect instruments and dressings
Joseph Lister
Showed that a particular species of bacteria causes anthrax
Robert Koch
Developed a vaccine for chicken cholera using bacteria that had
grown in culture for many generations
Louis Pasteur
Developed materials, tools, and methods for isolating
microorganisms and growing them in pure culture
Robert Koch
