Olympus was established on 12 October It initially specialized in microscope and thermometer businesses. Takeshi Yamashita became an attorney after graduating from Tokyo Imperial University Law school in After one year of military service, he joined Tokiwa Shokai, a trading company.
He brought considerable profit to Tokiwa Shokai through sugar trading. Tokiwa Shokai then compensated his effort by allowing Mr. Yamashita to establish his own firm, Takachiho Seisakusho with Shintaro Terada, a friend from his lawyer days. The objective of Takachiho Seisakusho was to launch domestic production of microscopes. Terada was the first Japanese to build microscopes using industrial techniques in the s.
A microscope built by Mr. Terada was exhibited at the Taisho Expo held in and won the bronze prize. This name was created by combining the names of the three people involved in the development of this microscope: Mr. Matsumoto, Mr. Kato, and Mr. Terada had been mainly making thermometers in Hongo, Tokyo. Yamashita revealed his dream of building microscopes to Mr.
Terada and asked him to come work for Takachiho Seisakusho. The Olympus Blog. How It Started vs. How it started: An Asahi microscope, developed in How it started: A GT-1, developed in Endoscopic Video Information System. Surgical Imaging. Suggested Blog Posts. Microscopy needs diversified in line with developments in the sciences, engineering, and other fields. Olympus developed its microscopes to meet these demands by categorizing its portfolio according to their functional units.
The company developed a main microscope body, which served as the platform, and incorporated it into the AH, BC, and CH series based on the application. Microscopes could now be created to suit specific objectives by combining various modules. The objective lens determines the optical performance of a microscope. In a bid to improve lens performance, Olympus has always strived to improve its machining and assembly technologies. The company also pursued development with a focus on microscope design concepts, in a bid to respond to diverse demand from a wide range of fields.
The company's expertise in lens technologies and cutting-edge design concepts led to the development of the "UIS" optical concept that was used to create an innovative Y-shaped microscope design.
This development highlighted the world-class ability of Olympus in this field. Microscopes come in two basic configurations: upright and inverted. Inverted microscopes are used to observe the specimen from below. They were first developed and used before the Second World War for research and analysis of metal materials such as iron and steel.
With the advances made in biological research after the War, scientists started to use inverted microscopes for observing living cells.
Humans, with two eyes, are able to see things in three dimensions. Stereo microscopes use this effect to make 3D imaging possible. Stereo microscopes are used for component assembly or precision part testing at factories because they allow visual confirmation of the object's surface irregularities or distances. Stereo microscopes have a long history, with first-generation models dating back to Due to demand, the models have evolved over the years to allow greater ease of use and better performance.
Microscopes evolved from instruments for looking, examining, or recording into instruments for gauging or measuring. Evolving scientific needs drove the development of microscopes capable of quantification, for example through photometry or colorimetry.
Such "color" data enabled significant advances in intercellular and genetic research. Moreover, microscope applications expanded into a number of spheres such as testing optical filters used in LCD TVs.
The arrival of digital cameras greatly simplified how microscope images and observations were recorded. Until then, microphotography was difficult and laborious for researchers, who squandered time learning the processes of selecting appropriate film, deciding on exposure time, and developing photographed images.
To reduce the amount of time taken by researchers, microphotographic devices continued to evolve. The Olympus Museum: Microscopes. Inverted metallurgical microscope: See details GX Series: See details Inverted biological microscope: See details IX Series: See details Stereo microscopes: making 3D imaging possible Humans, with two eyes, are able to see things in three dimensions.
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