Microscope

history of the microscope

  • magic time
    Jan 7, 1200

    magic time

    back in the day, magic was thought to be the reason for most things. it wasn't until the invention of microscope facts began to really show themselves.
  • Period: Apr 12, 1200 to

    dark ages

  • Period: to

    some collaborartion

  • janssen and son

    janssen and son

    this father and son team ground pieces of glass and discovered the glass thicker in the middle would magnify objects
  • Period: to

    and time goes on

  • leuwenhoek

    leuwenhoek

    leuwenhoek became famous when he published his findings on animalcules. he discovered living moving creatures from between his teeth, when he viewed them through a magnifying lens. the first microscope
  • robert hooke

    robert hooke

    he read leuwenhoek and looked at pieces of cork and noticed tiny little cells
  • Period: to

    more time goes on

  • electron microscope

    electron microscope

    as technology improved, so did the microscope