In 1886, ZEISS produced its 10,000 th microscope. The collaboration between Zeiss, Abbe, and Schott made it possible to mass-produce high-performance microscopes of consistent quality. In 1884, by which time Zeiss was approaching 70, Abbe founded the “Glastechnische Laboratorium Schott & Genossen” with the glass chemist Otto Schott, better known today as SCHOTT AG. At that time, the ZEISS workforce numbered 360 workers and company officials. By the end of the 1880s, Zeiss’ company had outgrown its humble beginnings as a one-man workshop once and for all. The microscopes based on Abbe’s designs and theory sold extremely well. As a forward-looking entrepreneur, Zeiss recognized Abbe’s innovative potential and made him a silent partner. Twenty years later, Carl Zeiss finally found the man who would revolutionize image formation in the microscope by placing it on a mathematical and scientific foundation – physicist Ernst Abbe. Just one year later, he began manufacturing simple microscopes. He also sold glasses, chemical weighing scales, drawing instruments, and telescopes.
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Initially, the mechanic single-handedly designed, repaired, and optimized scientific equipment and instruments.
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With an initial investment of 100 borrowed thalers, on November 17, 1846, Carl Zeiss opened a workshop and small store for precision mechanics and lenses at Neugasse 7 in Jena, Germany. The company’s history is a reflection of German history with all its highs and lows – and is a prime example and pioneer of successful entrepreneurship.
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On the occasion of the company’s 175th anniversary, ZEISS is offering an exciting look back and forward at the company and its history in a series of historical articles on the company’s history and its influence on the development of innovations and today’s technologies in the fields of hunting and nature observation.įounded in 1846 by university mechanic Carl Zeiss as a small lens workshop in Jena, ZEISS is now one of the world’s leading optical and precision engineering companies.