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Human beings have always had an
instinctive desire to see things in the microscopic world with their own
eyes. People who perform inspection rely on one type of perception,
vision, to extract as much detailed information as possible from what
they see. For a long time there have been two basic opinions about the
nature of perception. One opinion was that of James J. Gibson. He believed
that perception was a simple matter of passively receiving external
information. The second point of view was that externally received
information is transformed into new information through an active,
creative process. At the time that this opinion was becoming more
accepted, research conducted by David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel led to the
understanding that neurons in the brain's "neuron power",
making truly active inspection possible. This, combined with the
necessary three elements for a superior video microscope system---optical
design, mechanical design, and lighting design---give the Hirox system
truly the highest inspection Power.
