Robert Hooke
Scientist and inventor
17th century
Robert Hooke
Scientist and inventor
17th century
Built his own microscope in 1663
“A small and very sharp Needle, whose point nevertheless appear'd through the Microscope not round nor flat, but irregular and uneven. “It seem'd to have been big enough to have afforded a hundred Mites room enough without endangering or breaking one anothers’ necks, by being thrust off on either side. “The surface of it, though appearing to the naked eye very smooth, could not hide a multitude of holes and scratches and ruggednesses from being discover'd by the Microscope.”