Scientific Instruments

by Suzanne Slade

Overview

Trace the remarkable evolution of scientific instruments from the compound microscopes of the 16th century to the miniscule microscopes being developed today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435838215
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	08/30/2006
Series:	Library of Physical Science Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.12(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.07(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

What Is an Atom?     4
Using Scientific Instruments     6
The Electron Microscope     8
The Scanning Electron Microscope     10
The Scanning Tunneling Microscope     12
The Atomic Force Microscope     14
The Confocal Microscope     16
Atoms in Well-ordered Arrays     18
Smashing Atoms     20
Scientific Instruments of Tomorrow     22
Glossary     23
Index     24
Web Sites     24