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Object NameAssembled Foldscope (TM) with Accessories
Inventor Manu Prakash (Indian, b. 1980)
Inventor James Cybulski (American, b. 1979)
Made FromPolypropylene Sheet, Glass, Printed Circuit Board, LED, Paper
Date2014
TechniqueLaser-cut, printed, origami, assembled
Size(abc) Foldscope with Sliding Stage and Light Module Holder H: 8.2 cm, W: 17.7 cm, D: 1.2 cm
Accession Number2016.8.2 A
Exhibitions
Revealing the Invisible: The History of Glass and the Microscope
Place Made
United States, CA, Stanford
Physical DescriptionAssembled Foldscope (TM) with Accessories. (a) White polypropylene folded Foldscope with printed design on front consisting of trees, leaves, and cells. Rectangular paper label affixed to back of Foldscope. Unique inventory number printed on sticker along with image of a small animal holding a nut. (b) White polypropylene folded sliding stage. (c) White polypropylene light module holder; printed circuit board with LED and battery mount (for 3 volt lithium CR2032 battery) affixed to back of plastic light module holder with double-sided adhesive tape. (d) Thin polypropylene sheet with laser-cut outlines of Foldscope, sliding stage, LED holder, magnet holder, and six slides (Foldscope, sliding stage, and LED holder have been removed). (e) Black polypropylene low-magnification lens (with glass bead). (f) Black polypropylene high-magnification lens and lens holder assembled using double-sided adhesive tape. (g) Black polypropylene magnet strip for Foldscope with black adhesive backing. (h) Black polypropylene magnet strip for phone with silver adhesive backing. (i) Sheet of sixty transparent stickers for use with slides. Every other sticker inscribed with a number from #01 to #30.
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