Robert Hooke
Born on the Isle of Wight in 1635, Robert Hooke was a sickly child who was diagnosed with small pox when he was very young, doctors did not expect him to live past his toddler years. His constant sickness forced him to stay inside and because of this he could not go to school. He was instead, home schooled by his father, John Hooke. In his spare time he practiced taking apart and putting together complicated mechanical objects.. By the time Robert was ten he could put together very complicated mechanical toys such as elaborate clocks. This was thought to be the beginning of his basis for his scientific career.
In 1948 Robert's father died. He went to Westminster boarding school. The headmaster noticed that Hooke was very advanced and put him in a curriculum that included Latin, Greek, and Math. Hooke went to Oxford in 1653, however he failed to complete his bachelors degree, Hooke had the opportunity to meet some of the worlds great future scientists while he was there. One of......
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