ROBERT HOOKE

biography.

 

In the year of 1635, Robert Hooke was born, granting the world with the new life of a revolutionary scientist. He was born on July 18th of 1635, and grew up in a childhood occupied by illness and sick conditions (“Biography,” 41). Accordingly, Hooke grew up with a case of Scheurmann’s kyphosis, caused by both genetic and nutritional factors, but this did not prevent him from successfully advancing into the scientific field (Inwood, 63). Hooke’s father, John Hooke, was a minister, so Hooke was raised under a very religious family. His family had high expectations for Robert Hooke to pursue a life in the church ministry as well. Even when Hooke was a child, his interest in science and mechanics was evident, as he would build mechanical toys (Westfall, 70). Later on in his life, Hooke attended Westminster School in 1649, and eventually, Oxford University in 1653 (Burgan, 57-58). In the year of 1662, Robert Hooke became an official experiment curator for the Royal Society, in which he was also the secretary of (Burgan, 59). In the year of 1665, Hooke published his Micrographia, in which he discussed biological specimens and his discovery of the cell (Gest, 2). Robert Hooke made many astronomical accomplishments as well, being the first to predict the rotation of Jupiter (“Biography,” 41). Hooke’s ideas and Newton’s ideas conflicted quite often, leading to a huge disagreement in the year of 1672 regarding the nature of light and color (Burgan, 61). In the year of 1691, Robert Hooke receives his degree of doctor of medicine (Burgan, 62). On March 3rd of 1703, in London, England, Robert Hooke passed away, leaving behind an impressive scientific legacy for future science enthusiasts to pursue (Burgan, 62).