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History Of Biology In 19 And 20 Century

History of biology in 19 and 20 century

Biology is a science which studies living organisms. The history of biology is very long and there are many scientists who study that. First man who used the word “biology” was Jean Babtiste Lamarck (1744 - 1849). The history of biology is the study of the living world from ancient to modern times. The first biologists were in an ancient Greece, for example Plato or Aristotle, they started to study nature and living organisms around them. During the Renaissance and early modern period, biological thought was revolutionized by a renewed interest in discovery of many new organisms. The most important scientists in this movement were Vesalius and Harvey, who used experimentation and careful observation in physiology, and naturalists such as Linnaeus and Buffon who began to classify the differences of life, as well as the development and behavior of organisms. The discovery of microscopes explore previously unknown world of microorganisms, laying the groundwork for cell theory.

The most important and famous scientists in 19 and 20 century:

Jean Baptiste Lamarck- In either 1802 or 1809, published his theory of evolution. A number of another attempts were made to support or disprove this theory without the benefit of our modern knowledge of genetics. One experiment involved amputation of mouse tails for successive generations, showing that even after twenty generations, there was no effect: baby mice were still born with tails.

Charles Darwin- He was one of the most important scientists in the history. He published his own theory of evolution. In this theory he publish his opinion what was: the every organism, animal or human, evolve from a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection and every organism has to change or adapt to the nature around them. He first thought about this theory in 1838. Historians think that he didn’t publish his theory because he was afraid that people wouldn’t accept his...