History of Microscopes

  • Zaccharis Jassen Made the First Microscope!

    Zaccharis Jassen Made the First Microscope!
    Zaccharis Jassen and his son invented the first simple compound microscope that uses two lenses.
  • Robert Hooke Discovered Cells!

    Robert Hooke Discovered Cells!
    In 1665, Robert Hooke reminded him about the small room in which monks lived so, he called them, "cells".
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek made the Grinding of Lenses!

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek made the Grinding of Lenses!
    In 1674, a Dutch merchant called, "Anton Van Leeuwenhoek" experimented with the grinding of lenses. He built a simple microscope with only one lens. He made 240 different microscopes.