In the late 17th century, a Dutch draper and self-taught scientist named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek earned renown for building some of the best microscopes available at a time when the instrument was ...

She is fortunate to work with Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and witness his use of the microscope, from 1671 until his demise in 1723.

Google is honoring Dutch-born scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek with a Doodle to mark his 384th birthday. Known as the “Father of Microbiology,” van Leeuwenhoek designed the single-lens ...

Van Leeuwenhoek did not author any books, although he did write many letters. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, The Netherlands, on October 24, 1632.

Today marks the 384th birthday of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who is referred to as the ‘Father of Microbiology’. Born today in 1632, the Dutch tradesman and scientist designed the single-lens ...

M onday marks the 384th birthday of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, credited with being the first microbiologist. While he might not be a household name today, the Dutch textile salesman ground and ...

A microscope used by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to conduct pioneering research contains a surprisingly ordinary lens, as new research by Rijksmuseum Boerhaave Leiden and TU Delft shows. It is a ...

A rare silver microscope attributed to Dutch scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is going under the hammer at Christie’s in London on December 13. Delft-born Van Leeuwenhoek (1632 -1723), who is known as ...

This study, which seems to show that Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was deceiving colleagues and rivals with a boastful lie about a new way of making lenses, has been reported in Science Advances. We'll still ...

A head louse as microscope pioneer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek might have seen it (Image: Brian J. Ford) Who needs fancy electron microscopes when you've got the simple but ingenious hand-held ...

The modern binocular microscope is of course much easier to use, but it took another 150 years after Leeuwenhoek before anyone was able to get multiple lens microscopes to be as good as his single ...