Channel: Stated Clearly

Category: Education

Tags: scanning tunneling microscopeelectron microscopeanimalculesrobert hookeantonie van leeuwenhoekvirusmicroscopehistory of science

Description: Viruses are so small, they can't be seen with a normal optical microscope, so how do we know what they actually look like? Here we will explore the history microscopy to learn about the invention that let us see viruses, and beyond! If you want the video transcript and sources, visit our website here: statedclearly.com/videos/a-brief-history-of-the-microscope Play the bond-breaker game here: castl.uci.edu/games/bondbreaker Correction: The word Animalcule is a combination of "animal" and the diminutive suffix -culum. The word molecule is built from the same suffix.