Anton+von+Leeuwenhoek

toc =Anton von Leeuwenhodk =

//**Father of Microbiology**//
 * Emily S. and Jon S.**

Best known for improvement on the microscope. First to record observations of muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa, and blood flow in capillaries.
 * 1. What was the contribution of your scientist?**

Anton examined fresh semen by using one of the microscopes he had invented and had discovered living spermatozoa.
 * 2. What experiment did they perform (briefly outline)?**

No von Leeuwenhoek’s experiment was intentional
 * 3. Did they experiment because of an accidental discovery or did they discover something accidentally?**

No it did not
 * 4. Did their contribution lead to a theory or a law?**

sources: http://www.phs.org/wnet/redgold/innovators/bio_leeuwenhoek2/html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek (picture)