American Artifacts

Famous for his large aperture immersion objectives, Tolles also produced fine microscopes.

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Antique Microscopes, Globes and Telescopes

This site contains photographs and descriptions of instruments that display a high degree of aesthetic in their design, and an overall excellence in their performance. These machines reflect the high points of analog systems, and cover areas in science, exploration, astronomy, communication, measurement, and sports (even scientists have to play). One example of such an instrument would be the compound light microscope. The microscope, a

From: Tom Grill Images, LLC
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Golub Collection

A selection of historically significant antique microscopes from the 18th and 19th centuries generously donated to the University of California, Berkeley by Orville J. Golub, Ph.D., '44, and Ellina Marx Golub, B.A., '39.

From: Westminster School
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Museum of Microscopy

Moleculars Expressions' comprehensive Museum of Microscopy features over 300 microscopes ranging from sixteenth century Dutch designs through the magnificent microscopes of eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe to the latest models available today.

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Nikon's Museum of Microscopy

From the first brass microscope in the early 1900s to the ergonomic designs of the the 1990s.

From: Nikon Instruments USA
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Antique Brass Microscopes

This site highlights a collection of antique brass microscopes dating from the late 18th to early 20th centuries. There you will find many photos and articles about antique microscopes.

From: Antique Brass Microscopes
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Carl Zeiss: Anticipating the Future

History of Carl Zeiss and

From: Carl Zeiss AG
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Microscope-Related United States Patents: 1853-1915

Microscope-Related United States Patents. Patents can be downloaded.

From: Antique Brass Microscopes
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MICSCAPE: Exploring the miniature world

A variety of articles on older microscopes.

From: Microscopy-UK
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Milestones Light Microscopy

Timeline of light microscopy.

From: Nature Publishing Group
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Memoir on Inventing the Confocal Scanning Microscope

Marvin Minsky, Published in Scanning, vol.10 pp128-138, 1988

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Seeing and Catching Atoms: ORNL's Atom Probe Field Ion Microscope

By Michael K. Miller, Philippe J. Pareige, and Kaye F. Russell

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ESEM Development and its Future

Dr. Danilatos has been pioneering the developement of the ESEM since 1978. This is his description of Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy and list of publications.

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The Development of the Electron Microscope and of Electron Microscopy

From Nobel Lectures, Physics 1981-1990, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Gösta Ekspång, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1993

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The Early History and Development of The Scanning Electron Microscope

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Scanning Electron Microscopy 1928-1965

This article gives an account of the origins of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and traces its development up to 1965 when the first SEM was marketed by the Cambridge Instrument Company. The survey concentrates on the SEM, as distinct from the microanalytical electron probe instruments that were also being developed during this period.

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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy from Birth to Adolescence

Nobel lectrure, Dec. 8, 1986, by Gerd Binning and Heinrich Rohrer

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics by one half to Professor. Ernst Ruska, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope and the other half, jointly to Dr Gerd Binnig and Dr Heinrich Rohrer, IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, for their design of the scanning tunnelling microscope.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope. Learn more about the development of the technology and the lives of the inventors.

From: The Nobel Foundation
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Intracellular Aspects of the Process of Protein Secretion

George E. Palade – Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1974

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James Hilier Bibliography and Archives

A complete listing of the publications of James Hillier who designed the first mass produced instrument and invented many techniques that extended the application of the electron microscope to a broad spectrum of sciences. Copies of many of the following are available from the Foundation for a nominal fee.

From: James Hillier Foundation
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Journey Into the Cell

History of electron microscopy at Rockefeller University and the

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics by one half to Professor. Ernst Ruska, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope and the other half, jointly to Dr Gerd Binnig and Dr Heinrich Rohrer, IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, for their design of the scanning tunnelling microscope.

Link: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

Journey Into the Cell

History of electron microscopy at Rockefeller University and the

Link: Journey Into the Cell

Intracellular Aspects of the Process of Protein Secretion

George E. Palade – Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1974

Link: Intracellular Aspects of the Process of Protein Secretion

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics by one half to Professor. Ernst Ruska, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope and the other half, jointly to Dr Gerd Binnig and Dr Heinrich Rohrer, IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, for their design of the scanning tunnelling microscope.

Link: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy from Birth to Adolescence

Nobel lectrure, Dec. 8, 1986, by Gerd Binning and Heinrich Rohrer

Link: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy from Birth to Adolescence