Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Author: Lisa Yount

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0766065251

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For his discoveries of microscopic life, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is remembered today as one of the great geniuses of science. Using microscopes he made himself, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek peered into exciting new worlds that no one knew existed before. Beginning in the 1670s, he discovered tiny, single-celled living things that he called “little animals.” His curiosity led him to examine lake water, moldy bread, and even the plaque build-up on his own teeth! Van Leeuwenhoek was also the first to see red blood cells and bacteria.

Pioneers In Microbiology: The Human Side Of Science
Pioneers In Microbiology: The Human Side Of Science

Author: King-thom Chung

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2017-08-23

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 9813200383

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Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and academia. In this book, the life and times of leading pioneers in microbiology are discussed in vivid detail, focusing on the background of each discovery and the process in which they were developed — sometimes by accident or sheer providence.

Never Home Alone
Never Home Alone

Author: Rob Dunn

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2018-11-06

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 154164574X

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A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly 200,000 species living with us in our own homes, from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards and camel crickets in our basements to the lactobacillus lounging on our kitchen counters. You are not alone. Yet, as we obsess over sterilizing our homes and separating our spaces from nature, we are unwittingly cultivating an entirely new playground for evolution. These changes are reshaping the organisms that live with us -- prompting some to become more dangerous, while undermining those species that benefit our bodies or help us keep more threatening organisms at bay. No one who reads this engrossing, revelatory book will look at their homes in the same way again.

Single Lens
Single Lens

Author: Brian J. Ford

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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Mikroskop / Geschichte.

Small Matters
Small Matters

Author: Heather Ferranti Kinser

Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1541578147

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A close look at the little details that make a big difference in the natural world.