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Figure 43. Maize ears that were used in Dr. McClintock’s research at Cold Spring Harbor. Studying kernel colour transmission enabled her to eventually explain the jumping genes. 42). When finally awarded, coming after years of

Figure 43 Maize ears that were used in Dr. McClintock’s research at Cold Spring Harbor. Studying kernel colour transmission enabled her to eventually explain the jumping genes. 42). When finally awarded, coming after years of

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Figure |. Giant maxi card announcing the first day of issue, 1989, with special cancellation in honour of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society. Signed by image creator, Roger Stewart, whose photograph shows a macrophage with its arms encircling foreign bacteria. However, if one can don a wetsuit and scuba gear,
Figure |. Giant maxi card announcing the first day of issue, 1989, with special cancellation in honour of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society. Signed by image creator, Roger Stewart, whose photograph shows a macrophage with its arms encircling foreign bacteria. However, if one can don a wetsuit and scuba gear,
Figure 2. Israeli stamp (2019) depicting “science-oriented youth,” showing a microscope among the many technologies and ideas science students are exploring.
Figure 2. Israeli stamp (2019) depicting “science-oriented youth,” showing a microscope among the many technologies and ideas science students are exploring.
Figure 7. Grenada. Robert Hooke’s iconic flea etching. Stamp issued in 2000. Figure 6. Republic of Djibouti stamp commemorating Robert Hooke
Figure 7. Grenada. Robert Hooke’s iconic flea etching. Stamp issued in 2000. Figure 6. Republic of Djibouti stamp commemorating Robert Hooke
‘igure 5.Antigua and Barbuda. Issued in 1992.An original eeuwenhoek microscope, held at Utrecht University Library, Netherlands.
‘igure 5.Antigua and Barbuda. Issued in 1992.An original eeuwenhoek microscope, held at Utrecht University Library, Netherlands.
Figure 8.A photo blow-up of Hooke’s flea is hung in a special exhibit on Natural History at the St. Louis Museum of Science.
Figure 8.A photo blow-up of Hooke’s flea is hung in a special exhibit on Natural History at the St. Louis Museum of Science.
Figure 10. German postage. Issued in 1981. One of eight historic optical instruments made in Germany. Caption reads: mikroskop 1790. (Monofocal). Figure 9. German postage. Issued in 1981. One of eight historic optical instruments made in Germany. Caption reads: binokulamikroskop um 1860. (Bifocal microscope).
Figure 10. German postage. Issued in 1981. One of eight historic optical instruments made in Germany. Caption reads: mikroskop 1790. (Monofocal). Figure 9. German postage. Issued in 1981. One of eight historic optical instruments made in Germany. Caption reads: binokulamikroskop um 1860. (Bifocal microscope).
Figure | 2. Exterior view of drum microscope with its case and rare Victorian era slide. Authors collection.
Figure | 2. Exterior view of drum microscope with its case and rare Victorian era slide. Authors collection.
Figure | 4.Author’s microscope, made in England; compound microscope design with a flexible mirror and two lenses. Used in the Colonies.
Figure | 4.Author’s microscope, made in England; compound microscope design with a flexible mirror and two lenses. Used in the Colonies.
Figure 29. Monaco.The application of microscopy to engraving and printing. Figure 26. Turkey, 1967. Se-tenant format for large and small animal vets.
Figure 29. Monaco.The application of microscopy to engraving and printing. Figure 26. Turkey, 1967. Se-tenant format for large and small animal vets.
Figure 30. Mali. Microscopes are most recently playing a significant role in biodiversity collection, examination, and naming. Here, insects are being examined from a collection made by a boy.
Figure 30. Mali. Microscopes are most recently playing a significant role in biodiversity collection, examination, and naming. Here, insects are being examined from a collection made by a boy.
Figure 31. Nigeria. Souvenir sheet with four stamps, each attesting to the importance of tropical medicine. Figure 32. Germany. 2000. Celebrating the | 00th anniversary of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine.
Figure 31. Nigeria. Souvenir sheet with four stamps, each attesting to the importance of tropical medicine. Figure 32. Germany. 2000. Celebrating the | 00th anniversary of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine.
Figure 34. Stamps on the left and right show Darwin using the microscope while on the Beagle. These are from Mozambique, | 982. However, when it came to the voyage that lay ahead of him, he consulted with a key individual from the British Museum, this time. This was Robert Brown, the senior botanist at the Museum. It was Brown who introduced the young naturalist to the Bank’s single lens scope (pictured, Figures 33 and 34). It single lens scope (pictured, Figures 33 and 34). It
Figure 34. Stamps on the left and right show Darwin using the microscope while on the Beagle. These are from Mozambique, | 982. However, when it came to the voyage that lay ahead of him, he consulted with a key individual from the British Museum, this time. This was Robert Brown, the senior botanist at the Museum. It was Brown who introduced the young naturalist to the Bank’s single lens scope (pictured, Figures 33 and 34). It single lens scope (pictured, Figures 33 and 34). It
Figure 33. Darwin’s microscope aboard the Beagle. It is self-contained in a box.A “simple” scope, with only one ground lens. Falkland Islands, 1982.
Figure 33. Darwin’s microscope aboard the Beagle. It is self-contained in a box.A “simple” scope, with only one ground lens. Falkland Islands, 1982.
Figure 35.A Togo stamp from 2012 shows one of Darwin's microscopes at home. Stamp honours | 30th anniversary of Darwin's death.
Figure 35.A Togo stamp from 2012 shows one of Darwin's microscopes at home. Stamp honours | 30th anniversary of Darwin's death.
Figure 36.A recent edition of Ward’s work contains the two illustrations below (Figures 37 and 38).
Figure 36.A recent edition of Ward’s work contains the two illustrations below (Figures 37 and 38).
Figure 38. Hair samples through the microscope and hand-drawn by Mary Ward. Please see Acknowledgements for full information on Ward. Figure 37.Ward’s microscope. Made by Hull’s lab.
Figure 38. Hair samples through the microscope and hand-drawn by Mary Ward. Please see Acknowledgements for full information on Ward. Figure 37.Ward’s microscope. Made by Hull’s lab.
Figure 39. Edmond Locard. Stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of Locard’s death. The French stamps are mounted on a Giant Maxi Card, along with a brief biography.
Figure 39. Edmond Locard. Stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of Locard’s death. The French stamps are mounted on a Giant Maxi Card, along with a brief biography.
scientific achievements leading to the Nobel Prize Figure 40.The Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. microscope used by Dr. McClintock in her cytogenetic research on selected maize varieties.
scientific achievements leading to the Nobel Prize Figure 40.The Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. microscope used by Dr. McClintock in her cytogenetic research on selected maize varieties.
Figure 42.A Swedish entry into the world of molecular genetics, picturing Barbara McClintock with an ear of corn segregating kernels behind her. Figure 41. USA. Barbara McClintock’s stamp was issued in 2005, as one in a group of four American Scientists.
Figure 42.A Swedish entry into the world of molecular genetics, picturing Barbara McClintock with an ear of corn segregating kernels behind her. Figure 41. USA. Barbara McClintock’s stamp was issued in 2005, as one in a group of four American Scientists.
Figure 45.The second of Barbara McClintock’s microscopes. This is a dissecting scope, used to study whole ears of corn and kernel properties. maize varieties is seen in Figure 40. It is monocular,
Figure 45.The second of Barbara McClintock’s microscopes. This is a dissecting scope, used to study whole ears of corn and kernel properties. maize varieties is seen in Figure 40. It is monocular,
Figure 44.This 2006 US stamp features the same type of coloration shown in corn as the previous figure.
Figure 44.This 2006 US stamp features the same type of coloration shown in corn as the previous figure.
Figure 46.The pollinating crew at Cornell and Cold Spring Harbor. Photo courtesy of Dr.Walton C. Galinat. Two eventual Nobel Prize winners in this early photo.
Figure 46.The pollinating crew at Cornell and Cold Spring Harbor. Photo courtesy of Dr.Walton C. Galinat. Two eventual Nobel Prize winners in this early photo.
Figure 47. Stamp itself issued to commemorate the first Earth Day, which many attribute to Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring (published in 1962
Figure 47. Stamp itself issued to commemorate the first Earth Day, which many attribute to Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring (published in 1962
Figure 48.A ‘Notable People’ card, this one for those who lived during the period of |950—1974. Carson is listed on the card as a “writer, biologist and environmentalist.”Always shown with her microscope.
Figure 48.A ‘Notable People’ card, this one for those who lived during the period of |950—1974. Carson is listed on the card as a “writer, biologist and environmentalist.”Always shown with her microscope.
Figure 49. Rachel Carson is pictured among sixteen events/personalities considered to be Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century. Stamps issued in 1999 by Palau.
Figure 49. Rachel Carson is pictured among sixteen events/personalities considered to be Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century. Stamps issued in 1999 by Palau.
Figure 53. Louis Pasteur, France. Figure 54. Robert Koch, Germany.
Figure 53. Louis Pasteur, France. Figure 54. Robert Koch, Germany.
Figure 52. Edward Jenner, UK.
Figure 52. Edward Jenner, UK.
Other scientists advancing our understanding of microscopy
Other scientists advancing our understanding of microscopy
Figure 55.Albert Schweitzer, Hungary.
Figure 55.Albert Schweitzer, Hungary.
Figure 56. South Africa Mail, issued in 1991: South African Scientists. A four-value set featuring the microscope, Sir Arnold Theiler (a veterinarian), microscope and bacteria on the stamp.
Figure 56. South Africa Mail, issued in 1991: South African Scientists. A four-value set featuring the microscope, Sir Arnold Theiler (a veterinarian), microscope and bacteria on the stamp.
Figure 57. Issued in 1989, Royal Mail salutes the 150th Anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS; Hutchison 2023). For this occasion, four stamps were issued along with their respective magnifications.
Figure 57. Issued in 1989, Royal Mail salutes the 150th Anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS; Hutchison 2023). For this occasion, four stamps were issued along with their respective magnifications.
the U.S. Postal Service, and was designed by Tagide de Carvalho (see caption for details). Figure 58. Tagide de Carvalho is the microscopist and artist behind the scenes of the images captured here. She is the director of the Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility in UMBC’s College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences.As with others seeking such expressions, she has combined her artistic work with skills learned over the years at the lab bench. Her work has now been recognised nationwide. The stamps begin with red blood cells, and then progress to the end with an oak leaf surface. -UTTING EDGE IMAGERY FROM USPS - LIFE MAGNIFIED. The souvenir sheet (below) is from
the U.S. Postal Service, and was designed by Tagide de Carvalho (see caption for details). Figure 58. Tagide de Carvalho is the microscopist and artist behind the scenes of the images captured here. She is the director of the Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility in UMBC’s College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences.As with others seeking such expressions, she has combined her artistic work with skills learned over the years at the lab bench. Her work has now been recognised nationwide. The stamps begin with red blood cells, and then progress to the end with an oak leaf surface. -UTTING EDGE IMAGERY FROM USPS - LIFE MAGNIFIED. The souvenir sheet (below) is from
images come from the microscopy of Maria Lambropoulou of Greece (see caption for details). Figure 59.A set of five stamps that were issued by Greek Post in 2018 and stemmed from the microscope and imagination of Dr. Maria Lambropoulou, who is a pathologist and professor at the Democritus University Medical School. Stamp A is tissue seen as flowers; B is tissue seen as butterflies; C is in the shape of a heart; D shows a beautiful, primitive deer; while E presents a wreath formation. Unfortunately, no further information was provided on the source of the tissues and organs being examined. IAGERY: SET OF ARTFUL MICROSCOPICAL STAMPS FROM GREECE. These stamps and
images come from the microscopy of Maria Lambropoulou of Greece (see caption for details). Figure 59.A set of five stamps that were issued by Greek Post in 2018 and stemmed from the microscope and imagination of Dr. Maria Lambropoulou, who is a pathologist and professor at the Democritus University Medical School. Stamp A is tissue seen as flowers; B is tissue seen as butterflies; C is in the shape of a heart; D shows a beautiful, primitive deer; while E presents a wreath formation. Unfortunately, no further information was provided on the source of the tissues and organs being examined. IAGERY: SET OF ARTFUL MICROSCOPICAL STAMPS FROM GREECE. These stamps and
Figure 61. Microscopes are pictured on each of the two UN stamps: the 25th UN Anniversary, and for control of Malaria. Figure 60. Set of six student activities from China, 1979.The stamp second from right shows students working together to learn and explore the microscope.
Figure 61. Microscopes are pictured on each of the two UN stamps: the 25th UN Anniversary, and for control of Malaria. Figure 60. Set of six student activities from China, 1979.The stamp second from right shows students working together to learn and explore the microscope.
Figure 62. "gift stamp" for the holidays, including the microscope in their catalogue, done with UNESCO.
Figure 62. "gift stamp" for the holidays, including the microscope in their catalogue, done with UNESCO.
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