Cell Theory Timeline_ Kaden Holman

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    Discovering Cell Theory

  • Zacharias Jansen

    Zacharias Jansen
    He invented the telescope/microscope.
  • Jan Baptist van Helmont

    Jan Baptist van Helmont
    This man partially discovered photosynthesis.
  • First Cell if found

    First Cell if found
    The first cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 using a microscope.
  • Upgrades Microscopes

    Leeuwenhoek significantly improved the lenses on the Microscopes to the point that he could see single - celled organisms.
  • Microscopes and Science

    Microscopes and science got significantly advanced throughout the 1700s.
  • Lorenz Oken

    Lorenz Oken
    He speculated about the significance of life.
  • Found that cells are independent.

    In 1804, Karl Rudoflphi and J.H.F. Link were the first to prove that cells were independent of each other and had their own cell walls.
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann
    He coined the term Cell Theory.