A Brief History of Biology
Men with Visions
The Men of Biology
ARISTOTLE Father of Biology Natural philosopher, identified some of the known living characteristics such as reproduction.
The Men of Biology
Galen - Studied the functions of the kidneys and spinal cord using the Barbary ape.
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Andres Vesalius - was the founder of modern anatomy. - Broke traditions by performing his own dissection using cadavers.
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William Harvey - Correctly described how the blood is pumped around the body by the heart
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Marie Francois Bichat French anatomist and physiologist whose systematic study of human tissues helped found the science of histology.
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Henri Dutrochet - Was credited for the formation of cell biology - Discovered cells in plants and actual process of osmosis
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Robert Hooke - Coined the term “Cell” - First to observe a plant cell (cork cell)
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek Helped in the improvement of the microscope First to describe muscles, blood flow in capillaries, spermatozoa, bacteria and protozoans
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Carolus Linnaeus - Laid the foundations for the modern scheme of Taxonomy - Introduced the use of binomial nomenclature (genus + species)
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Gregor Mendel - Father of Genetics - First to discover the ability of organisms (pea plants) to pass traits from parents to offspring.
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Louis Pasteur Confirmed the theory of diseases Introduced the process of pasteurization First to create a vaccine against rabies Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation
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Sir Alexander Fleming - Isolated and discover the antibiotic properties of penicillin.
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Charles Darwin - Pioneered the evolutionary theory - Proponent of the theory of natural selection
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James Watson and Francis Crick - Discovered the double helix structure of the DNA
References
http://www.bookrags.com/Vesalius www.britannica.com/eb/article9079105/Marie-F... www.biologydaily.com/.../Antoni_van_L eeuwenhoek http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medi cine/laureates/1945/fleming-bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paste ur