Optical Microscopes
Traditional light microscopes using visible light and lenses.
- Compound
- Stereo
- Digital
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Types of Microscopes
Electron Microscopes
Using electron beams for ultra-high magnification.
- TEM
- SEM
- STEM
Scanning Probe
Modern microscopes using physical probes.
- AFM
- STM
- SNOM
Discovery Timeline
1665
First cell observed by Robert Hooke
1674
Bacteria discovered by van Leeuwenhoek
1931
First electron microscope
1981
Scanning tunneling microscope invented
2018
Individual atoms imaged in 3D