1
Developed first aseptic technique in hospital settings
2
First to see bacteria; Refined earlier versions of microscopes
3
Developed aseptic technique in nursing
4
Brought about the idea of spontaneous generation
5
Developed the petri dish
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Showed that biogenesis was responsible for creation of life; also developed pasteurization and the vaccine for anthrax and rabies
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Sterilization for instruments and surgery
8
First to publish descriptions of cells
9
Developed staining techniques and studied anthrax
