Anton van Leeuwenhoek may have not recieved a high education, but he did have a large impact on the science community. Leeuwenhoek is considered the father of microbology because of the advances he made in the biology world. He created a working microscope using glass from powerful magnifying glasses. The entire instrument was only about 3-4 inches long. He created nearly 500 microscopes, but only around ten still exist today. With the advantage of making a working microscope, Leeuwenhoek was able to magnify things up to 200x's its actual size. He created the first simple more modern microscope.
This microscope allowed scientists to magnify objects more than what the older nonmodren microscopes. These microscopes are still used today to see organisms unable to be seen by the naked eye. He discovered many things helpful to modern society such as bacteria, protozoa, spermatozoa, rotifers, Hydra and Volvox, and also parthenogenesis in aphids. He discovered microrganisms in samples of blood, hair, and skin. He recorded all of his obervations throughout his "career". In 1673 Regnier de Graaf, physician of Delft, wrote a letter about Van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society in London. Leewenhoek would write letters about his findings and observations to the Royal Society and many of his friends. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Court because of his advancements in the microbiology area in 1680.
This microscope allowed scientists to magnify objects more than what the older nonmodren microscopes. These microscopes are still used today to see organisms unable to be seen by the naked eye. He discovered many things helpful to modern society such as bacteria, protozoa, spermatozoa, rotifers, Hydra and Volvox, and also parthenogenesis in aphids. He discovered microrganisms in samples of blood, hair, and skin. He recorded all of his obervations throughout his "career". In 1673 Regnier de Graaf, physician of Delft, wrote a letter about Van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society in London. Leewenhoek would write letters about his findings and observations to the Royal Society and many of his friends. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Court because of his advancements in the microbiology area in 1680.