Daniel Bernoulli

1. Born: February 8, 1700
Died: March 17, 1782
“It would be better for the
true physics if there were
no mathematicians on
earth.”
Greatest Accomplishment: published his
book, Hydrodynamique (Hydrodynamica),
in 1738 over his mathematical and
physics studies and also developed the
fluid equation.

2. Was born on Feb. 8, 1700 in Groningen,
Netherlands
Came from a long line of mathematicians
Nationality: Switzerland
Lived in Basal, Switzerland for most of his life

3. Father was Johann Bernoulli, a highly known
mathematician of his time.
Two brothers: Nicolaus Bernoulli II and Johann
Bernoulli II
As a kid, Daniels’s father taught him Calculus
and opened his world to mathematics and
physics
Johann ended up resenting his son and they
didn’t talk for many years.
Johann also plagiarized some of Daniel’s work.

4.  Received his Bachelors Degree from the University of
Basel in 1715
Received his Masters Degree from the University of
Basel in 1716
Attended medical school at the University of
Heidelberg in 1718, the University of Strasbourg in
1719, and the University of Basel in 1720.
Was a professor at the University of St. Petersburg
from 1724-1733. Professor at the University of Basel
from 1734-1776. And in 1750, Bernoulli was appointed
to the chair of physics and taught physics for 26 years.
Was a guest at the Berlin Academy in 1741, the French
Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences,
and the St. Petersburg Academy 1727

5. Contributions to Science Community:
Developed the fluid equation
One of the first people to illustrate
how to measure blood pressure
Wrote Hydrodynamica (1738) over all
his studies over Calculus, probability,
physics, and theories.
Awards:
•Won the Grand Prize of the Paris Academy 10 times, for
topics in astronomy and nautical topics. He won in 1740
(jointly with Euler) for work on Newton’s theory of the
tides; in 1743 and 1746 for essays on magnetism; in 1747
for a method to determine time at sea; in 1751 for an essay
on ocean currents; in 1753 for the effects of forces on ships;
and in 1757 for proposals to reduce the pitching and
tossing of a ship in high seas.

6. Bernoulli's diagram to
illustrate how pressure is
measured.
Frontispiece of
Hydrodynamica, by Daniel
Bernoulli
Accomplishments:

7. References:
http://plus.maths.org/issue1/bern/
http://www.nndb.com/people/776/000159299/
http://www.mathematik.ch/mathematiker/daniel_be
rnoulli.php
Interesting Fact:
The date of Bernoulli’s death is not sure. I found
dates of his death to be March 8, March 17, and
March 27.