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First Microscope
Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen, and his father Hans Janssen. Eyeglass maker -
Robert Hooke
Robert Hookes microscope made huge impression. Impressive illustrations. -
Van Leeuwenhoek
He announced discovery of microorganisms. Also discovered blood cells. -
Cell Theory Arose
First ideas on cell theory by Schleiden and Schwarn. Before this no one knew anything about it. -
Cell Movement
First observation of cell movement in living organisms recorded by Metchnikoff. -
Electron Microscope
Electron microscope created by Ernst Ruska. Uses beam of highly energetic electrons to examine fine objects on a large scale. -
Phase Contrast Microscope
Phase contrast microscope was invented by Zernike. Used to examine biological tissue -
Scanning Electron Microscope
Max Knoll managed to obtain the first image from a scanning electron microscope. Scanning electron microscope is a type of electron microscope that images the sample surface by scanning it with a high- energy beam of electrons in a raster scan pattern -
Confocal Scanning Microscope
Confocal scanning microscope invented by Marvin Minsky. Used for obtaining high-resolution optical images. -
Optical Microscope
Optical microscope is the simplest of microscopes and most used. Uses light and a system of lenses of magnify images of small samples. -
Compound Optical Microscope
Compound optical microscope is different to optical microscope because it uses different eyepiece to create different volumes of magnification.
