evolution of the microscope

By jaime humberto gm

  • In the Netherlands first microscope was invented in by Zacharias Janssen

    In the Netherlands first microscope was invented in by Zacharias Janssen

  • Galileo Galilei develops a compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.

    Galileo Galilei develops a compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.

  • Giovanni Faber coins the name ‘microscope’ for Galileo Galilei’s compound microscope.

    Giovanni Faber coins the name ‘microscope’ for Galileo Galilei’s compound microscope.

  • Robert Hooke published Micrographia, in which he adds the term ‘cells’ when describing tissue.

    Robert Hooke published Micrographia, in which he adds the term ‘cells’ when describing tissue.

  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek builds a simple microscope with one lens to examine blood, yeast and insects. First to describe cells and bacteria.

    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek builds a simple microscope with one lens to examine blood, yeast and insects. First to describe cells and bacteria.

  • John Leonard Riddell, invents the first practical binocular microscope.

    John Leonard Riddell, invents the first practical binocular microscope.

  • Ernst Ruska starts to build the first electron microscope.

    Ernst Ruska starts to build the first electron microscope.

  • Erwin Wilhelm Müller invents the field ion microscope and is the first to see atoms.

    Erwin Wilhelm Müller invents the field ion microscope and is the first to see atoms.

  • Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer develop the scanning tunneling microscope (STM).

    Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer develop the scanning tunneling microscope (STM).

  • Kingo Itaya invents the Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope

    Kingo Itaya invents the Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope

  • Kelvin probe force microscope invented.

    Kelvin probe force microscope invented.