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He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, [6] using a compound microscope that he designed. [7] Hooke was an impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood who went on to became one of the most important scientists of his time. [8]
May 3, 2024 · Robert Hooke (born July 18 [July 28, New Style], 1635, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England—died March 3, 1703, London) was an English physicist who discovered the law of elasticity, known as Hooke’s law, and who did research in a remarkable variety of fields.
Sep 21, 2023 · Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was an English scientist, architect, and natural philosopher who became a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
Jan 13, 2020 · Robert Hooke (July 18, 1635–March 3, 1703) was a 17th-century "natural philosopher"—an early scientist—noted for a variety of observations of the natural world. But perhaps his most notable discovery came in 1665 when he looked at a sliver of cork through a microscope lens and discovered cells.
Robert Hooke was a Renaissance Man – a jack of all trades, and a master of many. He wrote one of the most significant scientific books ever written, Micrographia, and made contributions to human knowledge spanning Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Surveying & Map Making, and the design and construction of scientific instruments.
Jun 24, 2021 · Robert Hooke was a 17th-century scientist who contributed to our knowledge of mathematics, mechanics, biology and astronomy. Hooke is perhaps most famous for discovering the living cell, but he...
Jul 17, 2019 · Robert Hooke: The ‘English Leonardo’ who was a 17th-century scientific superstar. Published: July 17, 2019 11:50am EDT. Considering his accomplishments, it’s a surprise that Robert Hooke isn’t...
1635 - 1703. Renaissance inventor and experimenter who advanced physics, physiology and microscopy. Wellcome Collection. Robert Hooke made important contributions to numerous...
Robert Hooke was an English scientist famous for pioneering microscopy and cell science. Hooke made contributions to many different fields including mathematics, optics, mechanics, architecture and astronomy.
Mar 3, 2011 · Robert Hooke was an English scientist who made contributions to many different fields including mathematics, optics, mechanics, architecture and astronomy. He had a famous quarrel with Newton. View five larger pictures. Biography. Robert Hooke's father was John Hooke who was a curate at All Saints Church in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight.
