Bernoulli

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[ber-noo-lee, ber-noo-lee, ber-noo-yee]

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Daniel 1700–82, Swiss physicist and mathematician born in the Netherlands (son of Johann Bernoulli).
Jakob or Jacques 1654–1705, Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Johann or Jean 1667–1748, Swiss mathematician (brother of Jakob Bernoulli).

Bernoulli

/ bɛrˈnʊli, bɛrnuji /

noun

Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
Jacques (��ɑ��) or Jakob (ˈjaːkɔp). 1654–1705, Swiss mathematician, noted for his work on calculus and the theory of probability
his brother, Jean (��ɑ̃) or Johann (joˈhan). 1667–1748, Swiss mathematician who developed the calculus of variations

Bernoulli

Family of Swiss mathematicians. Jacques (or Jakob) (1654–1705) was a major developer of calculus and made an important contribution to probability theory. His brother Jean (or Johann) (1667–1748) also developed calculus and contributed to the study of complex numbers and trigonometry. Jean's son Daniel (1700–1782) pioneered the modern field of hydrodynamics and anticipated the kinetic theory of gases, indicating that gas pressure would increase with increasing energy. He was also one of the first scientists to understand the concept of conservation of energy.

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"Knowledge of Bernoulli's law, the ideal gas law, and isothermal expansion are the three ingredients we baked into a model to explore how this device worked," Lipscombe said.

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For instance, 18th-century Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli is credited with developing the first mathematical epidemiology model, which focused on analyzing the effects of smallpox inoculation on life expectancy.

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Published in 1843, Lovelace added her own notes including Section G, which outlined an algorithm to calculate Bernoulli numbers.

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At the time the mathematical community rejected Bernoulli’s claims; not only had l’Hôpital proved himself an able mathematician, but Johann Bernoulli had a tarnished reputation.

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Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli had a go of it in 1738, well before planes were even a reality.

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