The Profile of Daniel Bernoulli

Portrait of Daniel Bernoulli, around 1720-1725

Born in 1700, Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He belonged to the Bernoulli family from Basel and was amongst the family’s most prominent mathematicians. He is known for his applications of mathematics to mechanics especially fluid mechanics and pioneering work in statistics and probability.  The Bernoulli principle is also … Read more