The Invisible Dance Of Particles

Cole Frederick
Cantor’s Paradise

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In 1827, botanist Robert Brown studied pollen particles' motion as they were suspended in water. These little grains seemed to jitter around randomly. Brown performed as variety of tests on them and realized that all small particles, not just pollen, exhibited the same motion when suspended in water. Something other than the presence of life was causing these little particles to move around. Mathematicians took note and quickly…

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Ph.D. Candidate in climate science. I write weekly about science and math, and nominate related stories for a boost