Ernst Ruska
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Ernst Ruska was a German physicist who invented the electron microscope, a revolutionary instrument that could magnify objects far beyond what traditional light microscopes could achieve. His work fundamentally advanced scientific research by enabling scientists to see and study structures at the atomic and molecular level, leading to major breakthroughs across biology, medicine, and materials science.
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First commercial Electron microscope, constructed by Ernst Ruska in 1939
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska ( German pronunciation: [ɛʁnst ˈʁʊskaː] ; 25 December 1906 – 27 May 1988) was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope.
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