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Stephen Wilson
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fluid mechanics, mathematical modelling, asymptotics, thin-film flow, evaporating droplets, rheology, and some orienteering
Reposted by Stephen Wilson
Pockels is now recognised as one of the founders of surface science.

Here is part of her story in her own words (Kolloid-Zeitschrift, Jan 1932; link.springer.com/article/10.1...).

Remember the experimenters, and remember the translators too.
October 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reposted by Stephen Wilson
While carrying out domestic chores, Pockels had become interested in surface tension, designed her own apparatus, and carried out a sequence of experiments.

Local scientists were uninterested; John Strutt to his credit saw the importance of the work and forwarded her translated letter to Nature.
October 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM