The Cell Discoveries

and
Cell Theory
CELL
from Latin cella, meaning small room
A basic unit of living matter separated from
its environment by a plasma membrane; the
fundamental structural unit of life.
The organism’s basic unit of structure and
function.
The building blocks of life.
Robert Hooke (July 18, 1635–March 3, 1703)
English scientist
slicing a very thin slice of cork
from an oak cork and observed
it under his own microscope.
He saw minute partitions,
room like structures.
Discovered the minute hallow
compartments known as CELL
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch naturalist
(24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723)
 expert in grinding lenses and the one who
discovered the tiny living organisms which he
called “animalcules” from the drop of rain
water.
 Most of the "animalcules" are now referred to
as unicellular organisms
 He was also the first to document microscopic
observations of muscle fibers, bacteria,
spermatozoa, red blood cells, crystals in gouty
tophi, and blood flow in capillaries.
Robert Brown
(21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858)
Scottish botanist and
palaeobotanist.
His contributions include one of
the earliest detailed descriptions
of the cell nucleus and
cytoplasmic streaming;
He discovered the center part of
the cell which is the nucleus.
Félix Dujardin (5 April 1801 – 8 April 1860)
French Biologist

Discovered the a semi-transparent

living substance known as Sarcode,
in which later on was changed in
protoplasm, the colorless materials
comprising the living part of the
cell.
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
German Botanist
(5 April 1804 - 23 June 1881)

He proposed on his studies about

the entire parts of the plant and
concluded that all plants are made
out of cell.
Theodor Schwann
German
(7 December 1810 – 11 January 1882)
Zoologist, physician and physiologist
His most significant contribution to
biology is considered to be the
extension of cell theory to animals.
Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow
German
(13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902)
Physician, Biologist, Pathologist, etc.
Known as "the Father of Modern
Pathology" and as the founder of
social medicine.
He contributed to the cell theory and
states that “cells arise from pre-
existing cells.”
EARLY CELL THEORY:
Cells are the building block and functional unit
of all living organisms it includes the life cycle,
metabolic activities and the ability to transfer
character traits.
All living organisms are containing one or
more cells.
Cells arise from the pre-existing cells.
 MODERN CELL THEORY:
All living organisms are composed of trillions of cell in
their body.
Cell is the fundamental and building blocks of all living
organisms.
Cells come from other cells by cell division.
The cell consists of genetic material which is passed
from generation up to the last generation.
All cells are made up of the same chemical
composition.