Our knowledge of cell functions and structure

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    Developing our knowledge about the cell....

  • The first compound microscope.

    Galileo Galilie is belived to of made the first compound microscope and in 1624 his device was given the title of "Microscope"
  • The Cell was discovered

    The Cell was discovered
    In 1665 Robert Hooke discovered the Cell.
  • First 2-lens ocular system

    Christiaan Huygens is the man who developed the first 2-lens ocular system. This was a massive step forward in microscope development.
  • A person to see the first live cell.

    A person to see the first live cell.
    In 1674 Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to witness a live cell under a microscope.
  • How these discoveries helped us

    How these discoveries helped us
    The discovery of the microscope helped scientists see cell that were too small to see with the human eye.
    Before the microscope was even invented people didnt even know that cell existed.
  • How the microscope change worldwide views.

    How the microscope change worldwide views.
    The microscope changed worldwide views of people. Eg: Giving them hope to get cured for a deadly illness. Also it changed the world by encouraging other to make life saving discoveries like Robert Hooke did.
  • The first transmission electron miscroscope

    The first transmission electron miscroscope
    The first transmission electron microscope was built in 1931 by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska. They also use this technique to form a picture of the electrons transmitted through a specimen.
  • The first scanning electron microscopic image was obtained

    The first scanning electron microscopic image was obtained
    Max Knoll was the first person to obtain an image from a scanning electron microscope it was of silicon steel.
  • The first scanning electron microscope goes on the market

    The first scanning electron microscope goes on the market
    In 1965 the first scanning electron microscope goes on the market.