World Microscope Day 2022

World Microscope Day was launched in 2021 and is masterminded by Quekett member Robert Ratford.  It is intended to help promote microscopy, and the date commemorates the first use of the word “microscope” on 13th April 1625.

You can find out more on the website and the Facebook Group:
https://www.worldmicroscopeday.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/344883400175472

To mark the day, a 24-hour Zoom meeting was organised featuring talks and demonstrations by amateur and professional microscopists.  Everything was presented in ‘real time’.  Most of the presentations can be found here, although the full set won’t be available for a while, and more information may be available on the World Microscope Day and Facebook links.

Here is the Programme as it was presented, times are UK times (UTC [GMT] +1).  We hope you enjoy the show!

00:00 Robert Ratford

Introduction – You Know You’re An Amateur Microscopist When…
… and Part 1 of the Quiz


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01:00 Jacky McPherson

Unsuccessful Micromanipulating


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02:00 Paul Smith

Zoom! A Learning Experience


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02:30 Robert Ratford

You Know….Quiz Part 2


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04:00  Tony Pattinson & others

My Microscopes


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05:00  Graham Matthews

My Microscopes and Some Other Stuff


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08:00  Robert Ratford

(Some of) My Favourite Microscopes


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10:00 Penny Thoyts

Conservation and Restoration of Antique Microscopes


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11:00  Graham Matthews

Arty Facts


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12:00 Chris Thomas

MMM – Microscopy, Mammoths and Man


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12:30 Alan Wood

Commercial and Makeshift Retarders


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13:00 Rawil Fakhrullin

Atomic Force Microscopy


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14:00 Grenham Ireland

Isolating Tardigrades


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14:30 Mike Smith

Some Photomicrographs


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15:00 Tony Pattinson

Shooting and Editing Video for Microscopy


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16:00 Open Session

A Free Discussion of Topics So Far


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Robert Ratford

People Who Have Inspired Me


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17:00 Julian Gray

The Contributions of Ray Wilcox


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18:00 Lesley Robertson

How did Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek see his Little Animals?


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20:00 Franco Cheli

A Home-made Confocal Microscope


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21:00 Gordon Brown

Beck Bench Microscope


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22:00 Open Session

The Quiz and end of meeting discussion


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