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The First Professional Scientist

A contemporary of Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton, and close friend of all but Newton, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), one of the founders of the early scientific revolution, faded into almost complete obscurity after his death and remained there for nearly three centuries.
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A contemporary of Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, & Isaac Newton, & close friend of all but Newton, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), one of the founders of the early scientific revolution, faded into almost complete obscurity after his death & remained there for nearly three centuries.

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Contemporary - Modern era design
Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design
professional - A term used to describe products or people which may be focused on specialist educational training
Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.
Professional - A person that is trained within a profession.

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