On Closer Inspection: placing Hooke's Language under the Microscope
Dr Anna Camilleri English Fellow, Christ Church give a talk on the use language within Hooke's writings.
Micrographia 350
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A half-day symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of the publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, thought to be the first handbook of microscopy, and also to applaud recent new developments in molecular-scale microscopy as recognised by the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the 2014 Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Atomic-resolution Electron Microscopy for Chemistry: From Brain and Fancy to plainness of Observations
Professor Eiichi Nakamura, Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo talks about innovations in microscopy.
Christ Church in the Commonwealth: Hooke’s college
Judith Curthoys Archivist, Christ Church talks about Robert Hooke's time at Christ Church.
Multi-dimensional Super Resolution Imaging
Dr Steven Lee Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge gives an insight into some modern microscopy innovations.
Concluding remarks
Professor Dirk Aarts, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford and Chemistry Fellow, Christ Church gives the concluding remarks to the days talks.
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia: 350 years on
Dr Allan Chapman Science Historian, Wadham College talks about Robert Hookes groundbreaking book Micrographia.