Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke

Introduction

Born in 1635, the multi-talented English scientist has a lot of achievements to his credit but is recognized and known widely for little. His contributions are related to science and technology, astronomy, biology, architecture etc. and he is well known for his discovery of the law of elasticity known as Hook's Law.

Achievements

For people who study science, the name of Robert Hook would remind them of the Hook's Law in which he suggested that the extension of the spring is proportional to the applied force. But, his achievements go beyond that. There are numerous inventions and areas where his ...