Bernoulli, Daniel
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Biography
Daniel Bernoulli was born on 8 February 1700 in Groningen, in the northern Netherlands, and died on 17 March 1782 in Basel, Switzerland. Bernoulli was remembered for many scientific advances including his work in hydrodynamics.
Early Life
Daniel Bernoulli was the son of leading mathematician Johann Bernoulli. He initially studied philosophy at the university of Basel, after his father wanted him to pursue business. After finishing baccalaureate work in 1715 and his master's degree in 1716, he studied medicine receiving a doctorate in medicine at Basel in 1720.
He eventually became the chair of mathematics in St. Petersburg, where Leonard Euler worked with him. There, he discovered the characteristics of nodes and frequencies of vibrations in an oscillating system. He also worked on Hydrodynamica at that time; it would be published in 1738.
Contributions
Hydrodynamica contained studies of water flowing from a hole in a container and discussion of water pumps, all within the realm of the energy conservation laws. The work also predicted the kinetic theory of gases which would not be discovered until much later.
Daniel's relationship with his father Johann Bernoulli suffered after both men won a joint prize for the Grand Prize of the Paris Academy in 1734. This was also reflected in Johann's Hydraulica which was based on Daniel's work but predated to 1732 in an effort to undermine the success of the former work by making it seem as though Hydrodynamica was based on Hydraulica, not the other way around.
Bernoulli's later work would further the development of mathematical physics by his acceptance and use of Newton's laws in concert with Leibniz's calculus.
External Links and Reference
Bernoulli, Daniel at mathematik.ch [1]
