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This article describes how soap films and their minimal surfaces have inspired mathematicians, scientists, engineers, and architects. Thirteen photographs and drawings show soap films and closely related structures and buildings.
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Image credit: soapbubble.DK; image source; additional image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from July 16, 2010 until August 1, 2010. View the feature here!


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Keywords:
architecture, catenary, minimal surfaces, soap bubbles
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Metadata instance created July 8, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
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December 16, 2006
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(The Light, Inc., Somerset, 2010), WWW Document, (https://fountainmagazine.com/2008/issue-66-november-december-2008/from-soap-bubbles-to-technology).
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From Soap Bubbles to Technology (The Light, Inc., Somerset, 2010), <https://fountainmagazine.com/2008/issue-66-november-december-2008/from-soap-bubbles-to-technology>.
APA Format
From Soap Bubbles to Technology . (2006, December 16). Retrieved April 24, 2024, from The Light, Inc.: https://fountainmagazine.com/2008/issue-66-november-december-2008/from-soap-bubbles-to-technology
Chicago Format
The Light, Inc.. From Soap Bubbles to Technology . Somerset: The Light, Inc., December 16, 2006. https://fountainmagazine.com/2008/issue-66-november-december-2008/from-soap-bubbles-to-technology (accessed 24 April 2024).
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From Soap Bubbles to Technology . Somerset: The Light, Inc., 2010. 16 Dec. 2006. 24 Apr. 2024 <https://fountainmagazine.com/2008/issue-66-november-december-2008/from-soap-bubbles-to-technology>.
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@misc{ Title = {From Soap Bubbles to Technology }, Publisher = {The Light, Inc.}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {24 April 2024}, Month = {December 16, 2006}, Year = {2010} }
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