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In the 1670s the Dutch businessman and scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered the hitherto unknown microscopic world. Using his handcrafted microscope, he was the first to observe and describe bacteria and other microorganisms. Equipped with a lifetime of microscopic experimentation and technical refinement, making over 500 optical lenses and creating 25 single-lens microscopes, van Leeuwenhoek is considered not just the father of microbiology but a pioneer in revealing the unseen world using his self-made microscopes (Lane, 2015). Fast forward to our own day and age and there is an entirely different unseen world that engages scientists and business people alike. ...
