Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (24 out 1632 ano – 26 ago 1723 ano)

Descrição:

* he was a linen merchant who developed lenses to view the quality of the threads which was a single-lens microscope magnified 300. Leeuwenhoek was the 1st to observe living microbes that he called "animalcules" in 1674. The first representation of bacteria is to be found in a drawing by Leeuwenhoek in 1683.
* never went to a university. Just worked at a textile shop and then started his scientific work on his own
* (interesting fact) had 5 kids but only 1 survived

Adicionado na linha do tempo:

Data:

Imagens: