Robert Hooke

The life and work of Robert Hooke Page claimed by Chris Bauer (cbauer8) on 11/11/2015 - a work in progress

Personal Life

Robert Hooke was born July 18, 1635 in Freshwater, England. Growing up Hooke fell sick very often, and during these times he found his love to paint and build mechanisms. His parents died when he was very young so he moved to London and wend to the Westminster school and later to Oxford University. He worked as an assistant to Robert Boyle, and this helped him learn about a wide range of subjects from Chemistry to Astronomy. He did research in London discovering several influential topics until he died March 3, 1703 at the age of 67. He never married.

Scientific Contributions

Hooke's Law

In 1678 Hooke published a book titled "Lecture's of Springs".