Contributors to Micro
This scientist used microscope to discover and coin the phrase "cells"
Who is Hooke?
This Doctor helped prove that washing cadaver particles reduced puerperal fever in women and children.
Who was Semmelweis?
This scientist discovered microbes, although he termed them as "animalcules"
Who is Leeuwenhoek?
This surgeon helped produce antiseptic and disinfectant techniques in surgery to help reduce contaminants.
Who is Lister?
This scientist helped disprove spontaneous generation for animals with his meat, maggots, and flies experiment.
Who is Redi?
This nurse established a nursing school, as well as introducing antiseptic/disinfecting clothing, bedding, and other portions of hospitals.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
created smallpox "vaccine" from introducing it to a child who had been inoculated with cow pox
Who was Edward Jenner?
This man's postules helped realized that specific diseases are caused by specific bacteria, using Anthrax found in rodents. Also took the first photomicrograph of bacteria, and used petri dishes for the first time.
Who is Koch?
This founder of Chemotherapy was looking for a magic bullet for disease, and looked for chemicals that could cure trypanosomes and treponema pallidum
Who was Paul Erhlich?