Shirley J. Wright

Laser Pressure Catapulting (PDF file).

MicroscopyU - Nikons Web site for microscopy educational resources.  Cool site with lots of pictures and interactive tutorials.  There are lots of pictures taken from previous Nikon Calendars that illustrate the incredible range of applications for light microscopy.

Microscopy Virtual Library - Lots and lots of links to educational and commercial microscopy information sources.

History of the Light Microscope - A comprehensive history of the design and use of the light microscope.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek - What did his microscope look like and how was it used?

Molecular Probes - A commercial Web site that provides many fluorescent probes and details about them. 

The Nobel Foundations Web site gives the biography and acceptance speech (PDF file) of Dr. Frits Zernike (the discoverer of phase contrast microscopy).