Re: A microscopy documentary

Posted by Badri Roysam on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Fwd-Re-Importance-of-the-tube-lens-NA-tp2436781p2454750.html

I believe that much has happened recently, and an updated documentary is needed.


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----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey L. Travis [mailto:[hidden email]]
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: A microscopy documentary


> The closest thing to a microscopy documentary I can recall is the
> Saturday Night Live segment of "Leonard Pinth-Garnell's Bad Musicals"
> which featured a musical based on the life of Leewenhoek.  This sketch
> originally aired on December 10, 1977.  A synopsis can be found here:
> http://snlarc.jt.org/detail.php?i=1977121010
>
> The musical, as I recall, was proclaimed by Pinth-Garnell to be "simply
> terrible."
>