Question

Zernike was awarded Noble prize for the discovery of

• A. TEM
• B. SEM
• C. Fluorescent microscope
• D. Phase contrast microscope

Answer 1

The correct option is D Phase contrast microscope

Frits Zernike invented phase contrast microscopy which was proved to be an advancement in microscopy. He was awarded Nobel prize in Physics in 1953.
Phase contrast microscopy is a optical microscopy technique that converts phase shifts in light passing through a transparent specimen to brightness changes in the image.