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The Microscope was invented
Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope. -
Cells
Robert Hooke, was an English scientist. He came up with the term "cell" while looking at cork cells. -
The discovery of Bacteria
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria, free-living and parasitic microscopic protists, sperm cells, blood cells and more. All of this was discovered using a microscope that could magnify up to 300x. -
The impact of Leeuwenhoek's discoveries
Leeuwenhoek's discoveries paved the way for wide acceptance of "a hidden world" beyond vision. This encouraged many scientists to use microscopes in their investigations. -
Achromatic lenses are introduced
They provide resolution of 1 micron or 1/1000 mm. -
The Cell Theory
The Cell theory is proposed by Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden. -
Plants and Cells
Matthias Jakob Schleiden recognized that all plants are composed of cells. -
Cells are accepted as a basic unit of life.
"Microscopic Investigations on the Accordance in the Structure and Growth of Plants and Animals", was a book writen by Theodor Schwann to describe this. It explained that all living things are made up of cells. This conclusion was only made possible through the use of microscopes. -
Micrographs
The first micrographs are published in France by Donne'. -
Theory of the microscope
Ernst Abbe published his book on the theory of the microscope. This allowed easier construction of microscopes as it eliminated the trial and error aspect. -
oil immersion lens
The first oil immersion lens are introduced. -
Mitosis
Walther Flemming discovers mitosis -
Microscope lamp with filters
Microscope lamp with filters are invented. August Kohler is the inventor. He had worked out light source and condenser position to obtain the best image projection -
Apochromatic objective
Ernst Abbe makes apochromatic objective that brings the primary colors into one focus. -
The first commercial UV microscope
The first commercial UV microscope is made available by Zeiss. -
Electron Microscope
The first electron microscope is invented by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska. -
First electron microscope to exceed light microscope
Ernst Ruska builds the first electron microscope that surpasses the resolution of the light microscope. -
scanning electron microscope
The first scanning electron microscope is constructed. -
Ultra-Microtome
Porter and Blum build the first ultra-microtome. -
Scanning Probe Microscope
The scanning probe microscope is invented. -
Scanning laser confocal microscope
Scanning laser confocal microscope are made commercially available. -
Atomic Force Microscope
The atomic force microscope is invented.
