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Agnes Pockels

She wanted to continue on to university but at the time, women were not often accepted.

She instead stayed home to care for her sick parents. (There was high malaria infestation)

However, when Agnes's brother began studying physics ( at the University of Gottingen), he sent her news about the physics world and he lent her his books and study materials and she self taught herself. Contributions to Chemistry and the World Family Life Siblings:

Younger brother name Friedrich

Spouse:

Never Married

Children:None

Awards She got the Laura Leonard Award in 1931 at the age of 70. The next year she got an honorary PhD from the Technical University of Brunswick.

Then three years later she died February 14, 1862

Venice, Italy November 21, 1935

Braunschweig ,Germany

(Brunswick) Her family moved to Brunswick in 1871 and she lived their for the rest of her life. Year Age Event

1880, 18 - discovery of the anomalous state of the water surface

1882, 20 - development of the slide trough for water surface studies

1891, 29 - Wrote letter to Lord Rayleigh

(1892-1899), (30-37) - six articles published during this period

1932 - 70 - recieved the Laura-Leonard Prize for 1931; honorary doctorate from Carolina-Wilhemina University of Brunswick; tribute by Wolfgang Ostwald

1933 - 71 - publication of 16th and last article Contributions Continued: It all started in the kitchen washing dishes. From washing dishes ans studying the balance of soap and water she discovered the influence of impurities on the surface tension of fluids. She wrote to Lord Rayleigh about her experiments and in 1891, with the help of Lord Rayleigh, she managed to publish her first paper "Surface Tension" in the prestigious journal "Nature".

* Publications

Surface Tension,A. Pockels, Nature 1891, 43, 437–439.DOI: 10.1038/043437c0

This is the first of her many publications. She published over a forty year period - until 1931; see Derrick [pc 1982md] for a list of her publications.