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.

It’s a bright day in 1677, in the city of Delft, and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is making love to his wife. But moments after he shudders with orgasm, he ...

Google Doodle has marked the 384th birthday of scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - considered the world's first microbiologist who discovered sperm. Van Leeuwenhoek, was born today in 1632 ...

One of the mysteries of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s revolutionary microscopes has been revealed after 300 years, broadcaster NOS reported on Wednesday. Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 384th birthday of Dutch tradesman Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the first human to observe microbes. You can see his fascinating story in our video above, recounted ...

This animated documentary celebrates the 17th-century citizen scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, whose discovery of microbes would change our view of the biological world.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to Britain's Royal Society describing the "animalcules" he observed under the microscope. It's the first known description of bacteria.

Neutrons unlock the secrets of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s microscopes His most powerful microscope holds a lens likely made with Robert Hooke's 1678 recipe.

Pioneering microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek made the best microscopes of the pre-industrial era with methods that he kept secret. But the first full-3D scans of two of his instruments reveal ...

Although his microscopes weren’t much bigger than a modern microscope slide, Anton van Leeuwenhoek coaxed 200x magnification out of his small devices.Credit: Blue Lantern Studio/Corbis Perhaps one of ...

Henry Baker drew this illustration of van Leeuwenhoek's microscopes in 1756. 1683: Anton van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to Britain's Royal Society describing the "animalcules" he observed under ...