Carl Zeiss's Jena-founded German optical instruments company — producer of microscopes, telescopes, camera lenses, and medical optics — one of the most respected precision optics manufacturers in history.
Defines precision optical manufacturing — Zeiss's lenses (used in everything from Hasselblad cameras to ASML semiconductor lithography machines) set the standard for optical precision that enabled modern photography, microscopy, and chip manufacturing.
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