Clear Nanoworld: A Millennial Pursuit of the Ultimate Goal of Microscopy

Author: Zhang Xiaofeng
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The nanoworld holds great promise, but if these nanoscale materials cannot be seen, all ideas become empty talk, and nanotechnology applications will remain just theoretical. This book begins with the earliest recognition of light propagation in physics, progresses through refraction and magnification, the development and refinement of optical microscopes, the study of light waves, the birth of electron microscopes and the evolution of electron microscopy, culminating in the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope, which can observe and manipulate atoms. Along the way, it interweaves the stories of various physics masters, reflecting humanity's relentless exploration of the unknown microscopic world. The book follows the main thread of expanding the means to explore the microscopic world, briefly introduces physical principles, application scopes, and other related inventions, aiming to provide readers with a systematic understanding of the history of this field. Ultimately, it presents to readers humanity's unwavering pursuit of the ultimate goal of microscopy—clear nanotechnology—under the principle of "seeing is believing." The book's narrative begins with the propagation of light in physics, progresses through refraction and magnification, the development and refinement of optical microscopes, the study of light waves, the birth of electron microscopes and the evolution of electron microscopy, and interweaves the stories of various physics masters, reflecting humanity's relentless exploration of the unknown microscopic world.