David Hawkins Mathematician & Philosopher Of Science

Bubble Play studies forces like thickness, wind speed, flow, elasticity, film drainage & bursting dynamics.

A single, simple bubble is actually a complex scientific model.

Soap Bubble Investigation looks into physics, chemistry and fluid dynamics.

Change a bubble solution recipe by adding glycerin, sugar or alternating blowing techniques.

How long does the bubble last?

What happens to its size?

How does the revised bubble behave?

And Their Motion Is Subject To Control.

Scientists discovered that shaking bubbles vertically can make them move horizontally. We can transform vibrations into directed motion. As in opening doors for controlling micro-robots or particles in fluids.

Creating a spherical film of soapy water.

And trapping air.

With colors arising from light reflecting off its inner and outer surfaces. 

As early as the Zhou Dynasty 1046-256 B.C.E. Ancient Chinese people discovered that the suds & bubbles from ashes of certain plants could effectively remove grease. That method was later improved by mixing plant ash with crushed seashells. This was a combination that created a strong alkaline substance effective for washing silk fabrics. The chemical reactions involved in this process naturally produced some form of foam and bubbles.

Soap Bubble Films have been used in practical Mathematical problem solving.

Engineer Frei Otto used soap bubble films to determine the geometry of a sheet of least surface area that spreads between several points.

He translated this geometry into revolutionary tensile roof structures.

A famous example is his West German Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal Canada.