Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke was a 17th-century English scientist and polymath known for his pioneering work in microscopy, physics, and architecture, including the formulation of Hooke’s law of elasticity and the publication of "Micrographia."


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instanceOf architect
author
human
inventor
microscopist
natural philosopher
physicist
polymath
scientist
birthDate 1635-07-18
birthPlace Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
coinedTerm cell (in biological context)
collaboratedWith Christopher Wren
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1703-03-03
deathPlace London, England
designed Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)
surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Christopher Wren)"
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
fieldOfWork architecture
astronomy
elasticity
horology
mechanics
meteorology
microscopy
paleontology
physics
formulated Hooke's law
surface form: "Hooke's law of elasticity"
influenced Isaac Newton
development of classical mechanics
knownFor Hooke's law
Micrographia
coining the biological term "cell"
design work in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire
pioneering work with the microscope
work on elasticity
work on gravitation
work on planetary motion
lawStatement Hooke's law
surface form: "Hooke's law: extension is proportional to force (within elastic limit)"
memberOf Royal Society
name Robert Hooke
notableWork Micrographia
occupation architect
inventor
natural philosopher
scientist
participatedIn rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666
positionHeld Curator of Experiments of the Royal Society
Gresham Professor of Geometry
publicationDateOfNotableWork Micrographia
surface form: "Micrographia (1665)"
religion Church of England
workLocation London, England
surface form: "London"

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subject surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London"
subject surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London"
Robert Hooke name Robert Hooke

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