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Microscope Timeline

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  • Building on the Egyptian Idea
    Oct 1, 1000

    Building on the Egyptian Idea

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  • Microscope Created by Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    Microscope Created by Hans and Zacharias Janssen

  • Robert Burke Publishes "Micrographia"

    Robert Burke Publishes "Micrographia"

    The illustrations that Burke drew based off of his microsope observations with the cells of cork.

  • Antony van Leeuwenhoek's Discoveries

    He discovered bacteria, sperm cells, blood cells, etc. while magnifying at 300x.

  • Achromatic Lenses Provide 1/1000 mm Resolution

  • Cells Finally Known as the Basic Units of Life

  • Schwann & Schledien Propose "Cell Theory"

    Schwann & Schledien Propose "Cell Theory"

  • Donne' Publishes the First Micrographs in France

  • Ernest Abbe Published His Work on the Theory of the Microscope

    He explained the difference between resolution and magification and the usage of different eyepieces.

  • Walther Flemming Discovers Mitosis

  • Kohler Creates Lamp with Filters for Microscope

  • Pasteur & Koch Become Engaged Microsopy and the Study of Bacteria

  • First Commercial UV Microscope

    The resolution was improved and better than a visible light microscope.

  • Zernike Could View Unstained Cells

    He did this by using the phase angle of rays.

  • Knoll and Ruska Construct the First Electron Microscope

  • Ruska Builds the First Electron Microscope

  • Siemens Supplies the First Commercially Available Electron Microscope

  • First Commercial Microscope Brought to Market

  • First Ultra Microtome Built by Porter and Blum

  • Scanning Laser Confocal Microscope is Commercially Available