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MCB Must Know Figure
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Robert Hooke | One of the first scientists to use a microscope to observe living things. Observed structures in cork and coined the term cell. |
| Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | First to observe microorganisms. Built powerful simple microscopes |
| Francesco Redi | Tested the idea that maggots came from rotting meat |
| John Needham | Boiled broth and then sealed it. Experiments initially supporting spontaneous generation. |
| Lazzaro Spallanzani | Boiled nutrient broth longer and sealed the containers. Microorganisms came from other microorganisms. |
| Louis Pasteur | Swan-neck flask experiment; germ theory contributions |
| Ignaz Semmelweis | Observed that proper hand hygiene reduced deaths from puerperal (childbed) fever. |
| Joseph Lister | Used antiseptic techniques during surgery. |
| Robert Koch | Provided evidence linking specific microorganisms to specific diseases. First photomicrograph of bacteria. Identified microbes responsible for diseases such as anthrax and tuberculosis. |
| Florence Nightingale | Applied antiseptic principles to nursing care |
| Hans Christian Gram | Developed most widely used bacterial staining techniques |
| Alexander Fleming | Discovered penicillin |
| John Snow | Traced a London cholera outbreak, founding epidemiology |
| Edward Jenner | Developed the first vaccine, founding the field of immunology |
| Carl Linnaeus | Developed the taxonomic system for classifying organisms |