The development of the microscope allowed scientists to make new insights into the body and disease. It's not clear who invented the first microscope, but the Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Janssen (b. 1585) is credited with making one of the earliest compound microscopes (ones that used two lenses) around 1600.

Who first invented microscope?

Every major field of science has benefited from the use of some form of microscope, an invention that dates back to the late 16th century and a modest Dutch eyeglass maker named Zacharias Janssen.

Who is father of microscope?

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): father of microscopy.