150 Years Since Ernst Abbe's Resolution Limit
A Saturday Lecture for the general public from Prof. Dr. Timo Mappes and Prof. Dr. Maria Dienerowitz
Prof. Timo Mappes, director of the D.O.M. in Jena.
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- Lecture
- Saturday Lecture
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Main Building of the Physical-Astronomical Faculty
Max-Wien-Platz 1, Lecture Hall 1 / Hörsaal 1
07743 Jena
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- Prof. Dr. Timo Mappes
- Prof. Dr. Maria Dienerowitz
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Physical-Astronomical Faculty
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Dr. Angela Unkroth
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- German
- Wheelchair access
- Yes, by request
- Public
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Prof. Dr. Timo Mappes and Prof. Dr. Maria Dienerowitz
German Optical Museum Jena
150 Years Since Ernst Abbe's Resolution Limit
150 years ago, Ernst Abbe revolutionized microscopy with his pioneering work, "Contributions to the Theory of the Microscope and of Microscopic Perception". He verified the results of his theoretical work experimentally using the workshops of Carl Zeiss. Abbe was able to formulate image formation in microscopes in general and thereby develop new forms of optical instruments to measure the performance of microscopes. Together with his industrial partner, he made a theretofore unthinkable reproducibility possible. Abbe used his famous formula concerning the physical limit of resolution capablity to bring bright-field microscopy using commercial products to its limits. This lecture illuminates Abbe's central findings in microscopy as well as the secondary instruments derived from them. We show the degree to which Abbe continues to influence the development of modern (fluorescent) microscopy with representative examples.
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