... a dry goods store had a great interest in lens and began making some of his own. By grinding and polishing, he was able to make small lenses with great curves. His rounder lenses produced greater magnification. Anthony Leeuwenhoek's new microscope got him interested in science and with his new improved microscope was able to see things that no man had ever seen before. He saw bacteria, yeast, blood cells and many tiny animals swimming about in a drop of water. Robert Hooke Known as the "English Father of the Microscope" was more in to improving the design and capabilities There are two types of modern Microscopes the Compound Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope. The light Microscopes that modern sciences use today are a lot more powerful, sophisticated and widely available at low cost. The term light refers to the method by which light transmits the image to your eye. ...

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