The History of Microscopes

Zaccharias Janssen discovers Microscope

Jan 1, 1590

Zaccarias and his son Hans discovers the Compound microscope while doing an experiment of putting lenses into a tube.

Robert Hooke discovers cell

Jan 1, 1665

Robert discovers cells while observing a thin slice of a cork with a very simple microscope. He's microscope had very poor quality.

Anton Leeuwenhoek built simple Microscope

Jan 1, 1674

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek built simple microscopes with one lenses.

Anton becomes 'Father of Microscopy'

Jan 1, 1674

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek becomes 'Father of Microscopy by building 240 different kinds of microscopes.