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Robert Hooke gave the name "cells" to the box-like structures he observed in the cork tissue.
Hooke saw that both plants and animals were compromised of cells and this has helped our understanding of living things. -
Anto Von Leeuwenhoek created a second microscope
It could magnify 266 times -
Joseph Jackson Lister created the chromatic effect
Several weak lenses used together at different distances provided good magnification without a blurry image. -
Modern Microscope Invention
Could magnify up to 1,000 times -
Ernest Ruska created the first electron microscope
Able to magnify up to 500 000 times -
Frits Zernike created the Phase Contrast Microscope
Allows to image transparent specimen -
Scanning Electron Microscope Invention
Able to magnify up to 150 000 times