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SUMMARY:Images from the dawn of science - Observing the origins of modern 
 microscopy - Prof. Brian J. Ford\, President of the Cambridge Society for 
 the Application of Research (CSAR)
DTSTART:20110310T190000Z
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CONTACT:John O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:Standard accounts have perpetuated the belief that single-lens
 ed microscopes can generate only indistinct and chromatic images. Numerous
  attempts to reprise those pioneering experiments have recently been made 
 by several technical groups\, and their results have served to perpetuate 
 this belief. In today's presentation we shall see videomicrographs that re
 create exactly what was observed in the 17th century by scientists such as
  Hooke and Leeuwenhoek. The results offer a radically different view of ho
 w microscopy began.\n\nBrian Ford is President of the Cambridge Society fo
 r the Application of Research (CSAR\, www.csar.org.uk ). He has written ov
 er 30 books and many hundreds of papers. His research has been extensively
  published in journals including New Scientist\, Scientific American\, Nat
 ure\, The Microscope and the British Medical Journal. He has written for T
 he Times and The Guardian. He is well known for many programmes on radio\,
  where he hosted the weekly Science Now\, and television\, as host of seri
 es including ‘Computer Challenge’ and ‘Food for Thought’. See www.
 brianjford.com for further details.\n\nCopies of his book “SINGLE LENS -
  STORY OF THE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE” will be available for purchase after th
 e lecture.\n\nContact: John O’Toole for further information. \nFree admi
 ssion. Open to the public. Suitable for GCSE students.\nNo tickets\, so ar
 rive early to get a good seat.\n\nOrganised by CU ChemSoc\, SCI Cambridge 
 & Great Eastern Region & RSC Mid-Anglia Section \n
LOCATION:Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road\, Cambridge
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