Robert Hooke Accomplishments

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Do you know who the first ever man was to find the cell? Well, that man's name is Robert Hooke. Hooke was born on July 18th,1635 in a small town called Freshwater. Hooke died on March 3, 1703 at the age of 68. He lived a short, but exciting life for his time. In this research paper we will cover Hooke’s major discoveries/accomplishments, awards he received, schooling, inspiration, other scientist alive in his time, and the world of science then compared to now.

Nevertheless, Robert was a quick learner in his younger days. He had always had a interest in painting and adept at making mechanical toys and models. Robert was sent to London after his father had died in 1648. His time in London was short so, he left and went to study at London’s Westminster School (“Robert Hooke”). In 1653, Hooke enrolled at Oxford’s Christ College. Where he supplemented his meager funds by working as an assistant to the scientist Robert Boyle. While studying subjects ranging from astronomy to chemistry, Hooke also made influential friends, such as future architect Christopher Wren. For the time in history Hooke …show more content…
He had many contributions to science two of his best known being the discovery of the cell and the other being Hooke’s Law. Starting off with his discovery of the cell. Robert found the cell by observations were in his study of thin slices of cork, describing the pores, or "cells" he viewed. Hooke had discovered plant cells, or more precisely, Hooke had been viewing the cell walls in cork tissue. In fact, it was Hooke who coined the term "cells": the boxlike cells of cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery (Microscope History). Hooke was also known for is famous law about elasticity. He declared that there were two types of elasticity one being Elastic deformation, When the stress is removed. The other is Plastic deformation. This occurs when a large stress is applied to a
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