Clear Nanoworld—A Thousand Years of Pursuit for the Ultimate Goal of Microscopy

Author: Zhang Xiaofeng
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The nanoworld holds great promise, but if these nanoscale materials cannot be seen, all ideas are empty talk, and nanotechnology applications will become just theoretical discussions. 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, until the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope, which can observe and manipulate atoms. Along the way, it interweaves stories of various physics masters, reflecting humanity's relentless exploration of the unknown microscopic world. The book takes the expansion of methods for exploring the microscopic world as its main thread, briefly introduces physical principles, application ranges, and other related inventions, aiming to give readers a systematic understanding of the original history of this field. Ultimately, it presents humanity's unwavering pursuit of the ultimate goal of microscopy—the clear nanoworld—under the principle of "seeing is believing."
The nanoworld holds great promise, but if these nanoscale materials cannot be seen, all ideas are empty talk, and nanotechnology applications will become just theoretical discussions. 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, until the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope, which can observe and manipulate atoms. Along the way, it interweaves stories of various physics masters, reflecting humanity's relentless exploration of the unknown microscopic world. The book takes the expansion of methods for exploring the microscopic world as its main thread, briefly introduces physical principles, application ranges, and other related inventions, aiming to give readers a systematic understanding of the original history of this field. Ultimately, it presents humanity's unwavering pursuit of the ultimate goal of microscopy—the clear nanoworld—under the principle of "seeing is believing."