Imaging Engineering

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but there are things the human eye cannot detect. Using singlelens microscopes of his own design and make, Dutch scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723) was the first to discover observe micro-organisms in water and can now be considered the Father of Microbiology. Since then, many more imaging technologies have been developed that allowed for numerous discoveries and these technologies are now commonly used in science, medicine, and industry. Imaging can be (and is) used to answer important questions: Is a paint coating applied homogeneously? Are impurities causing a semiconductor to fail? How and where does a pharmaceutical compound interact with a cell? Where are tumours located within the human body? The possibilities are endless and future Circular Engineers would therefore do well to understand imaging science and technology.