electron microscope

a magnifying system capable of showing the interior or surface of a microscopic object by means of directed electron beams
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electron microscope

Summary

electron microscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electron microscope is credited with the discovery of Ernst Ruska[2].
  • electron microscope is credited with the discovery of Max Knoll[3].
  • electron microscope is a type of microscope[4].
  • electron microscope's Commons category is recorded as Electron microscopes[5].
  • electron microscope's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1931[6].
  • electron microscope's Commons gallery is recorded as Electron microscope[7].
  • electron microscope's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • electron microscope's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[9].
  • electron microscope's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[10].
  • electron microscope's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[11].
  • electron microscope's uses is recorded as cathode ray[12].
  • electron microscope's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • electron microscope's P14541 is recorded as 11wsAf[14].

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Definition and Type

electron microscope is a type of microscope[4].

Why It Matters

electron microscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AMAN KUMAR · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'blk', 'bn', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ck
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11bc59b7hv
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7d ago · فيصل · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Soviet Encyclopedia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q113466993]]"
  3. 8w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → De-Elektronenmikroskop.ogg, LL-Q33673 (kan)-Gopala Krishna A-ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮದರ್ಶಿ.wa
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  4. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → electron-microscopes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: electron-microscopes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289928869|electron microscopes (#289928869)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  5. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 11wsAf
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  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → microscope
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13160, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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