Micrographia 350

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.

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Episodes

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.

Oct 09, 2015•14 min

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.

Oct 09, 2015•39 min

Christ Church in the Commonwealth: Hooke’s college

Judith Curthoys Archivist, Christ Church talks about Robert Hooke's time at Christ Church.

Oct 09, 2015•16 min

Multi-dimensional Super Resolution Imaging

Dr Steven Lee Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge gives an insight into some modern microscopy innovations.

Oct 09, 2015•29 min

Concluding remarks

Professor Dirk Aarts, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford and Chemistry Fellow, Christ Church gives the concluding remarks to the days talks.

Oct 09, 2015•15 min

Robert Hooke’s Micrographia: 350 years on

Dr Allan Chapman Science Historian, Wadham College talks about Robert Hookes groundbreaking book Micrographia.

Oct 09, 2015•59 min

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