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Ernst Karl Abbe HonFRMS (23 January 1840 – 14 January 1905) was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments.
Ernst Abbe was a physicist whose theoretical and technical innovations in optical theory led to great improvements in microscope design (such as the use of a condenser to provide strong, even illumination, introduced in 1870) and clearer understanding of magnification limits. In 1873 he discovered.
May 17, 2018 · German researcher Ernst Abbe (1840-1905) is considered one of the first optical engineers (people who create instruments that enhance sight). Abbe's work designing microscopes and lens systems set new standards for the development of scientific optical instruments.
Ernst Abbe was a German instument maker who made important improvements in lens design. View five larger pictures. Biography. Ernst Abbe's father, Georg Adam Abbe (1813-1874), worked as a spinner but found it extremely difficult to provide for his family.
Physicist, inventor, entrepreneur & social reformer. In all areas in which he worked, Ernst Abbe enabled outstanding achievements and thus played a decisive role in being a technological leader, and in ensuring business success and the continued existence of ZEISS and SCHOTT. Historical photos.
Ernst Karl Abbe HonFRMS (23 January 1840 – 14 January 1905) was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments.
Jan 23, 2018 · On January 23, 1840, German physicist, optometrist, entrepreneur, and social reformer Ernst Abbe was born. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he laid the foundation of modern optics.
