How The Microscope Changed Everything

Summary

Humans have long known that glass bends light. However, it took us awhile to figure out that stacking lenses in a tube would open ... From ancient rock crystals to Robert Hooke's Micrographia and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's “animalcules,” this episode explores ... For thousands of years, humans had no idea that an entire Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was one of the first microscopists, who made his own lenses and small hand-held Viruses are so small, they can't be seen with a normal optical There's an immense world of tiny stuff within us and around us—but how do we know about it? In this episode of Crash Course ... ... invention and technology built on one another to In this educational adventure, kids will explore how While the telescope has made it possible for us to view the cosmos the In this fascinating video, we delve into the history of the Here's what happens when you just keep zooming in. Use code veritasium at incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive ... After completing a fairly extensive survey of bacterial and viral pathogens, it's time to learn about some other more general ...