Category 1
Ferdinand Cohn
The belief that living things arose from "vital forces" i nonliving/decomposing matter.
spontaneous generation
Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
The belief that living things only arise from living things of the same kind.
biogenesis
Developed the first smallpox vaccine using cowpox.
Edward Jenner
Microorganisms are the cause of diseases.
Germ Theory of Disease
Developed microscope lenses and the first to observe live microbes aka "animacules".
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Series of 4 scientific roofs to establish whether or not a microbe is the cause of a disease.
Koch's Postulates
Discovered microbes in dust and air are heat resistant requiring vigorous treatment to destroy them.
John Tyndall
Specific observations are used to develop a general explanation.
inductive reasoning
Conducted experiments with heated and unheated infusions opposing spontaneous generation.
Louis Jabot
Francesco Redi
Developed hand washing to reduce the spread of infection.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Conducted experiments with mutton gravy that supported spontaneous generation.
John Needham
Debunked spontaneous generation with his Swan-necked flasks.
Louis Pasteur
General observations are used to develop a set of facts to explain a phenomenon.
deductive reasoning
Observed mothers of at-home births experienced less infections than in hospitals.
Developed aseptic techniques in medical settings to reduce microbial wound infections.
Joseph Lister
First to demonstrate a microbe is the cause of a infection (disease).
Robert Koch
Term meaning completely free of all infectious agents.
sterile