Developments in Cell Biology
1897
The discovery of cells and the development of the cell theory happened
at the beginning of a revolutionary time in the history of science.
Before the invention of the microscope, many questions
about what makes up living and nonliving things could not be
answered. Once cells could be observed, these questions could be
explored. Scientists could then turn their attention to finding out
how cells function. Figure 4-3 lists some of the major events in the
history of cell biology.