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Microscopes

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Learn about different microscopes and what scientists study with them! With the use of light and electron microscopes it is possible to study everything from different cells and bacteria to single molecules or even atoms.
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The Nobel Prize

The 1925 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1953 and 1986 Nobel Prizes in Physics are all awarded for the development of different kinds of microscopes.

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