The Evolution of the Microscope
In short: From 16th-century Dutch lenses to modern electron microscopy, the microscope has evolved to reveal the fundamental building blocks of life and matter.
A 2:01 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: Florida State University, “Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Microscopes”; Whipple Museum of the History of Science, “A Brief History of the Microscope | Whipple Museum of the History of Science”; Science Museum, “The Microscope | Science Museum”; The Florida State University, “Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - The Janssen Microscope”; Aakash, “Compound Microscope: Construction, Working Principle, Parts, Diagram, Magnification & Uses”; Nature, “Advances in electron microscopy drive diverse scientific fields”.
Sources used in this film
- Florida State University — Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Microscopes · View →
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science — A Brief History of the Microscope | Whipple Museum of the History of Science · View →
- Science Museum — The Microscope | Science Museum · View →
- The Florida State University — Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - The Janssen Microscope · View →
- Aakash — Compound Microscope: Construction, Working Principle, Parts, Diagram, Magnification & Uses · View →
- Nature — Advances in electron microscopy drive diverse scientific fields · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Florida State University: Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Microscopes
- Also: Whipple Museum of the History of Science: A Brief History of the Microscope | Whipple Museum of the History of Science
- Also: The Microscope | Science Museum
- Also: The Florida State University: Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - The Janssen Microscope
- Also: Aakash: Compound Microscope: Construction, Working Principle, Parts, Diagram, Magnification & Uses
- Also: Nature: Advances in electron microscopy drive diverse scientific fields
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