In September 2008 at Kauffman Stadium, Bol Bol accompanied his father, Manute Bol, who was being honored for his work with Sudanese refugees. File photo by John Sleezer The Kansas City Star. Portrait of Bol Bol, son of former NBA star Manute Bol. Bol is a 6'-10'' freshman at Bishop Miege High School.
The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, who named the biological units for their resemblance to cells inhabited by Christian monks in a monastery.
Robert Hooke is credited as the scientist who first discovered cells. He examined a slice of cork under a microscope and found empty spaces enclosed by walls. He called these structures pores, and the term cell later stuck as being synonymous with what he had seen.