1. THE HISTORY OF THE CELL THEORY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND THEORY

3. FRANCESCO REDI 1626 - 1697 Experimented to test the theory of spontaneous generation

5. Louis Pasteur 1822-1895 Studied micro- organisms Fermentation Pasteurization Tested the theory of Spontaneous Generation

6. Robert Hooke (1635-1703) Named “cells” while looking at a piece of cork Used a compound microscope

7. Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) Built his own simple microscopes Observed and described many micro- organisms

9. The Cell Theory Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann proposed the cell theory All organisms are composed of one or more cells The cell is the smallest functional unit of life All cells are produced from other cells