In 1873, Johannes van der Waals mathematically modeled the interactions of atoms to explain the transitions of the states of matter from solid, to liquid, to gas. #Poetry #Science #History #Chemistry #Atoms #vanderWaals (https://sharpgiving.com/thebookofscience/items/p1873.html)
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@stux Gecko feet are small inte-rmolecular forces in action, aka #VanDerWaals forces. They have so many nanometer scale hairs on their feet that it allows them to stick to nearly everything.