Whose Work Proved Conclusively That Spontaneous Generation of Life from Nonlife

Question

Whose work proved conclusively that spontaneous generation of life from nonlife was not possible?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Charles Darwin
C) John Ray
D) Walther Flemming
E) Georges Cuvier

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur's experiments with broth in swan neck flasks in the mid 1800s showed that microorganisms could only come from other microorganisms, and not spontaneously generate from nonliving matter. This disproved the long-held theory of spontaneous generation.