The English polymath Robert Hooke is known for his investigations into life too small for us to see. But his contributions to ...

But beginning in the 17th century, a new era of scientific inquiry and discovery began to reveal ... (later applied to all gases). 1671: Robert Hooke creates the first decompression chamber.

This quote is from a letter written to fellow scientist, Robert Hooke in February 1675 ... then it was because he was working in the light of discoveries made by fellow scientists, either in ...