Ever wondered what your favourite piece of cheese looks like up close? How about the intricate details of a butterfly's wing or the bustling world inside a drop of pond water? Wonder no more! Introducing... the Microscope. And when we say introducing, we mean roughly 400 years ago.

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One of the first people to observe microorganisms in detail was a Dutch draper named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. His handcrafted lenses revealed a universe of "animalcules" invisible to the naked eye.

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In the 1660s, Robert Hooke’s book, "Micrographia," showcased detailed drawings of microscopic views, including the famous image of a flea. Then, in 1931, the invention of the electron microscope by Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll revolutionised our ability to see at a much smaller scale, allowing scientists to view structures as small as individual atoms.