Microscope Timeline By Schwacker Jan 1, 1600 Century Microscope was Invented Jan 2, 1600 Hans and Zacharias Janssen first users. Jan 1, 1665 Microgphia By Robert Hooke Jan 1, 1673 Bacterea Sperm/Blood cells and more were discovered Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek Jan 1, 1729 Spectacle lens Jan 1, 1839 Cells were identified as basic units of life Jan 1, 1839 The Cell Theory was thought of Jan 1, 1840 First Microscope in France Jan 1, 1873 Revltving mount 5 objects Jan 1, 1878 Homogeneous optical path Jan 1, 1879 Light source and condenser postition For the best image Jan 1, 1879 Discovery Of Mitosis Jan 1, 1886 Apochromatic brough new colors into focus Jan 1, 1896 Very High powered objectives an apochromat immersion lens Jan 1, 1930 View unstained cells using the phase angle of rays Jan 1, 1931 The First Electron Microscope Jan 1, 1933 Light Voltage of 75 kV Jan 1, 1937 First scanning electron microscope Jan 1, 1939 Frist commercially availabe electron microscope Jan 1, 1950 Ultra- Microtomes were built Jan 1, 1954 First Diamond Knife Jan 1, 1980 Lases are commercally available Jan 1, 1982 Scanning probe Microscope Jan 1, 1983 Scanning laser confical microscope is commercially available Jan 1, 1986 Atomic Force Microscope