Microscope, 1864 is a photograph by Science Source which was uploaded on March 14th, 2013.
Microscope, 1864
Dr. J. J. Woodward's Microscope, Light Grand American Microscope. Manufactured in Philadelphia by Joseph Zentmayer, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph... more
Title
Microscope, 1864
Artist
Science Source
Medium
Photograph
Description
Dr. J. J. Woodward's Microscope, Light Grand American Microscope. Manufactured in Philadelphia by Joseph Zentmayer, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Janvier Woodward (1833-1884), commonly known as J. J. Woodward, served in the U.S. Civil War as Army Assistant Surgeon, microscopist and an instrumental pioneer in photo-microscopy. Woodward performed and wrote reports on the autopsies of both Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. He also attended to president Garfield after he was shot. Woodward was the first scientist to establish photomicrography as a tool for both scientific and medical investigations. Joseph Zentmayer was born in Germany, in 1826, Zentmayer emigrated to the United States, as a young man, already trained in optics and instrument making. He went into business in 1853, in Philadelphia, making his first large stand,(the Grand American), around 1858. A microscope is an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
Uploaded
March 14th, 2013
More from This Artist
Comments
There are no comments for Microscope, 1864. Click here to post the first comment.