Which compound microscope is best? Anybody who is into science has probably thought about getting a microscope. But with so many different types available, it can be overwhelming to decide on the ...

James Hillier, the Canadian-born physicist who made the first practical electron microscope, then personally convinced hundreds of scientists to use it, has died. He was 91. Hillier died of a stroke ...

AMONG scientific instruments, the microscope is at the present time one of the most extensively employed, either for commercial or scientific purposes. In nearly all branches of science it has now ...

DR. CARPENTER is to be congratulated on the recent publication of the sixth edition of his very useful work on the Microscope and its Revelations, the more especially as now having the command of his ...

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Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

The history of the electron microscope dates back to early twentieth century when the first electromagnetic lens was developed. This opened the door of possibility to use the principles of the lens to ...

Vladimir Zworykin (seated) and James Hillier demonstrate an early electron microscope. RCA Corp, founded in 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America, was, according to its website, an electronics ...