Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke was born on July 28, 1635, on the island of Witt in England. He is famous for his resilience formula. He was well versed in the three branches of astronomy, physics and biology. He has also contributed to chemistry, architecture and mapping. His father, John Hooke, was a priest, and his mother, Sicily Gilles, was a housewife. Hooke was the youngest of four siblings.

Hooke lost his father in 1648 at the age of 13. At that time he attended a school in Westminster, London, where he studied Greek and Latin, as well as mathematics and mechanics.

In 1653, Hooke moved to Oxford. There he began working in a chemistry laboratory as an associate of another famous scientist, Robert Boyle. The experience of working there inspired him to move forward in the path of science. Most of the equipment needed for Boyle's research was made by Hook. After working in Boyle's laboratory for about seven years, Hooke mastered experimental equipment.

In 1662, Hooke joined the Royal Society as a research curator. He made an improved model of the pendulum clock in 1657. As a result, time calculation becomes easier. Not only that, he is also the pioneer of modern microscopes.

The first best-selling book in the history of science is Robert Hooke's 'Micrography'. When Hooke published the book in 1665 at the age of 30, there was an uproar about him in the scientific community. Robert Hooke died in London on March 3, 1703 at the age of 67.