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Why were scientist unable to study the structure of viruses until after the electron microscope was invented?
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∙ 8y ago
Viruses are so very small that they couldn't be seen by even the best light microscope. All people had to go by was the effects that they saw not the things causing the effects.
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∙ 8y ago
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What cell structure could not be seen until the electron microscope was invented?
viruses
Who is Max Knott?
Max Knott was a German scientist who co-invented the electron microscope in 1931 with Ernst Ruska.
When was the electron micoscope invented?
1608 was when the Microscope was invented.
Where was the Electron Microscope invented?
Germany
Was the electron microscope invented by Americans?
No. It was Germans.
When was the scanning electron microscope invented?
1952
Why was the first microscope invented?
the microscope was originally invented so that scientist could get a better look at cells
Was the electron microscope invented by a Canadian?
Yes I think it was invented by Canada.
Who invented the light microscope and the electron microscope?
light Microscope: Zacharias Jansenn Electron microscope: Max Knott and Ernst Ruska and later improved by Vladamir Zworykin
What year was the micropscope invented?
A Dutch father and son named Zach and Hans Janssen created the first light microscope in 1590. The electron microscope was invented in the 1930's. The scanning electron microscope was invented in the 1980's.
When the electron microscope invented?
Ernst Ruska and electrical engineer Max Knoll constructed the prototype electron microscope in 1931
Who is wilford Thompson?
he invented the light microscope and he was a scientist
