IN 1931 when the Royal Dutch Academy of Science and the leading medical authorities in Holland were considering how best to celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of Leeuwenhoek in 1632, it was ...

ON October 24, 1632, four days after the birth of Sir Christopher Wren at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, the tercentenary of which has just been celebrated, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the eminent Dutch ...

Monday 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 polished ...

A page of the original holograph manuscript of letter 39. 17th September, 1683: leaf 2 recto, page 3. Containing part of Leeuwenhoek's description of the bacteria in the mouth.

Imagine trying to cope with a pandemic like COVID-19 in a world where microscopic life was unknown. Prior to the 17th century, people were limited by what they could see with their own two eyes. But ...

There is nothing like being greeted by a Google Doodle first thing in the morning, especially when that Google Doodle reflects the tech giant’s soft spot for all things scientific. Past Doodles have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of the thrilling aspects of scientific discovery is that it can come from almost anywhere, and almost anyone ...

Antony van Leeuwenhoek found God’s great glory in his tiny creations. During the last years of Antony van Leeuwenhoek’s (say it “la´vnhook´”) life, dignitaries from all over Europe, including Russian ...

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 microscope and ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 24 (UPI) --Google is celebrating what would have been the 384th birthday of the first microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek with a new Doodle. Released Monday, users who ...