Question: Electron microscope was discovered by (JFR Plant Science 2018)
Options:
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Knoll and Ruska
Korenberg
Robert Hooke
🔑Key Points:
-The electron microscope was co-invented by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska in the early 1930s.
-Unlike optical microscopes, electron microscopes use a beam of electrons to create an image of the specimen.
-Electron microscopes have much higher resolving power than light microscopes, enabling much finer detail to be observed.
-The discovery allowed for visualization of structures at the nanometer scale, greatly advancing fields like biology and materials science.
🛑Additional Information:
-Robert Hooke: An early scientist known for his work with microscopes and the discovery of cells.
-Zernicke: Frits Zernike was a physicist who invented the phase contrast microscope.
-Aristotle: Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.
-Newton: Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, astronomer, and physicist known for his laws of motion and gravity.