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First microscope
Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen, and his father Hans Janssen invented the first microscope. They were eyeglass makers. -
Robert Hooke
Robert Hookes microscope made a huge impression. The microscope had impressive illustrations. -
Van Leeuwenhoek
He announced discovery of microorganisms. He also discovered blood cells. -
The Cell Theory Arose
The first ideas on cell theory arose by Schleiden and Schwarn. Before this no one knew anything about it. -
Cell Movement
The first observation of cell movement in living organisms recorded were by Metchnikoff. -
Electron Microscope
The Electron microscope was created by Ernst Ruska. It uses a beam of highly energetic electrons to examine fine objects on a large scale. -
Phase Contrast Microscope
The Phase contrast microscope was invented by Zernike. It is used to examine biological tissues. -
Scanning Electron Microscope
Max Knoll managed to obtain the first image from a Scanning Electron Microscope. The Scanning Electron Microscope is a type of Electron Microscope that images the sampled surface by scanning it with a high- energy beam of electrons in a raster scan pattern -
Confocal Scanning Microscope
The Confocal scanning microscope was invented by Marvin Minsky. It is used for obtaining high-resolution optical images. -
Optical Microscope
The Optical microscope is the simplest of all microscopes and is the most used. It uses light and a system of lenses of magnify images of small samples. -
Compound Optical Microscope
The Compound optical microscope is different to optical microscope because it uses a different eyepiece to create different volumes of magnification.
