Technical Milestones

	1985 until 1989 1989 3.5 m New Technology Telescope (NTT) of the European Space Observatory (ESO) – the first large telescope with active optics 1988 CARAT technology for the elimination of thermal influences in high-precision measuring centers 1987 For its series of five unique, high-speed lenses for professional movie cameras, Carl Zeiss receives the Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1986 The fixed star projector incorporating the fiber principle for planetarium projectors allows a much more radiant and clear presentation of the stars in the planetarium than ever possible before The new Axioplan®, Axiophot® und Axiotron® research microscopes featuring “system-integrated” (SI) design and virtually aberration-free ICS optics are launched as the “Pyramids of Zeiss“ 1985 Introduction of the first fully digitized scanning electron microscope: DSM 950 Voice control system for surgical microscopes		Return to Overview Milestones 2005 until 2007 2000 until 2004 1995 until 1999 1990 until 1994 1985 until 1989 1980 until 1984 1970 until 1979 1960 until 1969 1950 until 1959 1930 until 1949 1910 until 1929 1890 until 1909 1870 until 1889 1846 until 1869 Business Units Astronomical Instruments Camera & Cine Lenses Microscopy & Imaging Planetariums
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