Who disproved the idea of spontaneous generation?

Answer 1

Many persons did, the most known of them being Francisco Redi
(1668), Lazzaro Spallanzani, and Louis Pasteur (1859).

Have a look to this interesting, short historical review:
"The Slow Death of Spontaneous Generation (1668-1859)"
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Spontaneous_Generation.html

Answer 2

Louis Pasteur demonstrated that the fermentation process is caused by the growth of microorganisms, and that the growth of microorganisms in nutrient broths is not due to spontaneous generation. He exposed boiled broths to air in vessels that contained a filter to prevent all particles from passing through to the growth medium, and even in vessels with no filter at all, with air being admitted via a long tortuous tube that would not allow dust particles to pass. Nothing grew in the broths; therefore, the living organisms that grew in such broths came from outside, as spores on dust, rather than spontaneously generated within the broth. Thus, Pasteur dealt the death blow to the theory of spontaneous generation and supported germ theory.

Answer 3

Here's something I pulled off the INTERNET:

The first serious attack on the idea of spontaneous generation was made in 1668 by Francesco Redi, an Italian physician and poet. At that time, it was widely held that maggots arose spontaneously in rotting meat. Redi believed that maggots developed from eggs laid by flies. To test his hypothesis, he set out meat in a variety of flasks, some open to the air, some sealed completely, and others covered with gauze. As he had expected, maggots appeared only in the open flasks in which the flies could reach the meat and lay their eggs.

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Answer 4

Louis Pasteur

Answer 5

Louis Pasteur. You can find descriptions of his experiments in any microbiology textbook.

Answer 6

it was Luis Pasteur with a quite ingenious experiment!

Answer 7

I forgot. Mendel?

Answer 8

search on wikipedia

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_generation

Answer 10

porbaly gergor mendal