Foraminifera<\/em> (Hooke had identified these prior, in Micrographia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRecognition as Father of Microscopy<\/h2>\n
Van Leeuwenhoek was never trained in scientific methods, but his observations were detailed and he identified many organisms that no one else had ever found.<\/p>\n
Due to his lack of scientific training, many in the Royal Society were sceptical of his letters. A party was sent to investigate his claims, and it wasn\u2019t until 1677 that the Royal Society finally fully accepted his works.<\/p>\n
Today, he is widely respected as clear and authoritative early records within a field that would come to be known as \u201cmicrobiology\u201d, to the extent that he is widely known as the \u201cfather of microbiology\u201d.<\/p>\n
In 1680 (in recognition of his contributions to science), he was elected a full member of the Royal Society. He was said to have been surprised but highly honored by the nomination.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Today, it\u2019s widely accepted that van Leeuwenhoek is both \u201cthe father of microscopy\u201d and \u201cthe father of microbiology\u201d. We continue to celebrate his findings and teach students about his amazing discoveries in science classes around the world.<\/p>\n
Without the discovery of bacteria, we wouldn\u2019t have made the huge health and hygiene improvements that have saved countless lives today.<\/p>\n
Being untrained in science, he\u2019s a hero amongst amateur scientists. He represents the inspired scientific mind of the at-home microscopy enthusiast.<\/p>\n
With modern compound light microscopes, we can replicate van Leeuwenhoek\u2019s experiments at home and in school science labs and imagine what it would have been like to have been the first person to ever identify these little creatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s a common misconception that van Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope, but microscopes were around for about 40 years before van Leeuwenhoek was born. Nonetheless, we still consider van Leeuwenhoek to be the father of microbiology and even the father of microscopy because of the remarkable developments he made in microscopy. Born in 1634, van Leeuwenhoek …<\/p>\n
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