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Microscope created
This was when the microscope was invented it was invented by 3 eyeglas makers, Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen, and his father Hans Janssen. -
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History of the Microscope
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Great Discovery
Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe bacteria, blood cells and micro-organisms -
Cell Theory
The first ideas on cell theory are proposed by Schleiden and Schwarn -
Cell Movement
The first observation of cell movement in living organisms is recorded by Metchnikoff -
Electron Microscope
The electron microscope was created by Ernst Ruska. It uses a beam of highly energetic electrons to examine objects on a big scale. -
Phase Contrast Microscope
This was invented by Zernike and was used to examine biological tissue -
Confocal scanning microscope
The confocal scanning microscope was invented by Marvin Minsky. This microscope is used for obtaining high-resoulution optical images. -
Optical Microscope
The optical microscope is the easiest to use and is the most common. It uses light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples. -
Compound Optical Microscope
Different to the optical microscope because it has different eye pieces to create different volumes of macnification.
