Good read Mark. The most beautiful, inspiring and yes modern relevance of the sciences. Yet the most deeply misunderstood about its impact for our crazy world
Thanks John. It fascinates me, and over the many years I taught it, I tried to convey this, a simple and elegant macroscopic phenomenon reflecting underlying macroscopic physics. I used to introduce it as a lesson in which we will deal with forces between atoms and molecules, and pulled out the big bag of springs! There is something so pleasing and awe-inspiring about such a simple relationship.
I wasn't taught Latin at school so I found Hooke's "Ut tensio, sic vis" so elegant, and first shared as an anagram "ceiiinosssttuv", a puzzle to tease readers.
As a contemporary of Newton, I feel Hooke gets much less recognition than Newton.
Newton's Laws are more complex and harder to see in everyday life, affected by air resistance and friction. Their Latin versions are also quite unwieldy!
Good read Mark. The most beautiful, inspiring and yes modern relevance of the sciences. Yet the most deeply misunderstood about its impact for our crazy world
Thank you for sharing Mark!
For me, Hooke is a pillar of physics.
Hooke's law for me is plastic bags, stretchy sweets, bungee cords, bones and watch springs.
That Hooke's law is so "simple" and applicable across a range of subjects is a strength of the physical laws.
When the elastic limit has been reached, situations become more interesting, with negative consequences and safety considerations.
Thanks John. It fascinates me, and over the many years I taught it, I tried to convey this, a simple and elegant macroscopic phenomenon reflecting underlying macroscopic physics. I used to introduce it as a lesson in which we will deal with forces between atoms and molecules, and pulled out the big bag of springs! There is something so pleasing and awe-inspiring about such a simple relationship.
I wasn't taught Latin at school so I found Hooke's "Ut tensio, sic vis" so elegant, and first shared as an anagram "ceiiinosssttuv", a puzzle to tease readers.
As a contemporary of Newton, I feel Hooke gets much less recognition than Newton.
Newton's Laws are more complex and harder to see in everyday life, affected by air resistance and friction. Their Latin versions are also quite unwieldy!