History of microscopes -Jaden Wyngaard Flashcards
1
Q
Experimented with lenses placed in a tube
A
Zaccharias Jansen
Hans
2
Q
Invented the telescope
A
Galileo Galilei
3
Q
Observed strips of cork and saw “compartments” in them
A
Robert Hooke
4
Q
Built a simple microscope in 1674 and is considered the father of microscopy
A
Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
5
Q
What did Antoine use the microscope to look at?
A
Blood
Yeast
Insects
6
Q
Who formulated the cell theory
A
Theodor Schwann
Matthias Schleiden
Rudolf Virchow
7
Q
How many times can today’s microscope magnify?
A
1250 times
8
Q
In what year was the electron microscope invented?
A
1939
9
Q
Who invented the electron microscope?
A
Max Knoll
Ernst Ruska
10
Q
How many times can an electron microscope magnify?
A
Approximately a million times
