A cell is the basic unit of structure and function in living things. The invention of the microscope made it possible to see cells. There are two main types of microscopes - simple microscopes with one lens and compound microscopes with more than one lens. The cell theory states that all living things are made up of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function of an organism, and cells are produced from other cells. Robert Hooke was the first to see a cell using a microscope and named it a cell.