Wikijunior:Famous Inventors/Early Inventors/Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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When, Where, and to whom was he or she born?
[edit | edit source]Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Dutch Republic, on 24 October 1632.
What was his or her childhood like?
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[edit | edit source]Where did this person go to school?
[edit | edit source]When he was around ten years old his step-father died. He attended school in Warmond for a short time.
What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving?
[edit | edit source]What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working?
[edit | edit source]What did this person invent that solved the problem?
[edit | edit source]How did the invention solve the problem?
[edit | edit source]The observation of sky with old telescope was very difficult. But van Leeuwenhoek telescope make easy the observation.
How has this inventor changed people and the world?
[edit | edit source]He is one of the pioneers of microbiology. His telescope was very powerful for observation of sky...
What happened to this inventor in the end?
[edit | edit source]He died at the age of 90, on 26 August 1723 in Delft.