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 in the Facebook Group:
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’ and recorded, and you can watch videos of the presentations here.
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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