How Microbiology Has Shaped Society

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The microscope and the general study of microbiology has helped shaped society and and has created many advances in the field of science. Through all history, the microscope evolved into a modern form, and still is the recipient of many upgrades and enhancements. One of the main beneficiaries of the works of the microscope is the medical field, with a closer look on microbiology, scientists are now able to predict viruses, prevent them, and even cure them. The microscope also provides insight into the lives of bacteria, how it forms, how it thrives, and provides us with a deeper understanding on how life came to be. The study and tool is also used to keep Earth as close to perfect as we found it, with many ecologists are working towards a clean green Earth. Overall, the microscope has been used all over the world to create deeper awareness of society and even life itself. …show more content…

It was not until the thirteenth century, when Salvino D'Armate created the first wearable eyeglass’, with a magnitude of 6x-10x. In the year 1590’s Zachariah Jensen was experimenting on lenses,and he created the first compact microscope, with several lenses in a cylinder. Jenssen was born in The Netherlands in 1580. Jenssen realized that when the lenses were stacked on top of each other, the object seen through the compact microscope was greatly magnified. Although some believe that Jensen did not create the first compound microscope, he showed that he would have had the knowledge and capability to create

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