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1928

Discovered 1st antibiotic.

Observed Penicillium (fungus) and made penicillin to kill S. aureus

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Alexander Fleming

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Begun Cell Theory

"Looking at cork...described 'boxes'. "

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Robert Hooke

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Viewed fabric under scope he created, discovered tiny animalcules (microorganisms)

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Asked where maggots come from?

Experimented with jars of decaying meat.

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Francesco Redi

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Asked what caused living things appear in decaying broth? Hypothesized spontaneous generation

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John Needham

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Asked what caused living things appear in decaying broth?Hypothesized microbes in the air.

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Lazzaro Spallanzani

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Hypothesized that living organisms arise from preexisting life, or Biogenesis. Created Cell Theory: all living things are composed of cells and come from preexisting cells.

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Rudolf Virchow

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Experimented with fermentation; discovered microbes caused fermentation, not air.

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Louis Pasteur

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Father of epidemiology (study of patterns, caises, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations

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John Snow

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Was able to create the first vaccine thanks to Sarah Nelms and a cow

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Edward Jenner

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Discovered first direct proof that a bacterium causes anthrax; developed 1st experimental steps to determine if a microorganism is involved with a disease.

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Robert Koch

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1st nursing school

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Florence Nightingale

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Speculated a magic bullet that could destroy a pathogen without harming the host. Determined chemicals can be used to kill pathogens while being non-toxic to humans (chemotherapy)  

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Paul Erlich

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