A golden age -- Big changes -- Seller of cloth -- An eye-opening trip -- Spreading the word -- Small lake, big discovery -- A most important letter -- In the name of science -- Last letters -- The father of microbiology.
Summary:
Presents a biography of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, discussing his childhood, his lack of formal education, and how he developed his own microscopes and discovered the formerly invisible world of microbes.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.