Greatest Human Achievements: The Lens

Round transparent object magnifying a section of a cityscape. Caption: could make distant objects appear closer.

The invention of the lens goes far beyond the glasses that sit on one’s nose. Galileo used lenses to create the telescope and bring faraway things closer to mankind. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the lens exposed the microscopic world, leading to medical advancements including vaccination, anesthetics, and antibiotics.

(Source: DCMP)

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Subject:
Technology
Keywords:
inventions, physics

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  • Greatest Human Achievements: The Lens

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    New Dimension Media/Questar
    Length:
    25 minutes