IV.

WHAT ARE THE USES OF THE MICROSCOPE

Uses of a Compound Microscope

In this new age of science and technology, a microscope has been a great boon
to the world. Let us now consider certain uses of a compound microscope.

▣ Blood analysis is undertaken, which is of immense help in diagnosing illnesses. Thus, a compound
microscope is of great use in pathology labs so as to identify diseases.

▣ Various crime cases are detected and solved by drawing out human cells and examining them
under the microscope in forensic laboratories. The presence or absence of minerals can be
determined, and the presence of metals can be identified, thereby aiding in solving crimes.

▣ Forensic experts and scientists can also find out the country from which a particular drug has come
by viewing its particles under a compound microscope.

▣ Students in schools and colleges are benefited by the use of a microscope for conducting their
academic experiments. It is of immense help as the students can now see the bacteria and virus,
which is otherwise invisible to the naked eye. Thereby they witness things which they have studied in
theory.

▣ Plant cells are examined and the microorganisms thriving on it can be ascertained with the help of
a compound microscope. Thereby, a compound microscope has proved beneficial to biologists too.

NOTE: Zacharias Janssen invented the first compound microscope in the year 1590, and
later Galileo Galilei, the great Italian physicist came up with his self-made version. Anton Van
Leeuwenhoek, the father of microscopy, is credited with the constant progress made in the
field of microscope design and use.