Small bodies, about half a micron in diameter, and later referred to under the name of 'mitochondria' were detected under the light microscope as early as 1894.
-- Albert Claude
   
Albert Claude   Name:
Albert Claude
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Belgian
Birth:
August 24, 1899
Death:
May 22, 1983
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