Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782)

Daniel Bernoulli FRS (8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1700 – 27 March 1782) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family from Basel. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. His name is commemorated in the Bernoulli's principle, a particular example of the conservation of energy, which describes the mathematics of the mechanism underlying the operation of two important technologies of the 20th century: the carburetor and the airplane wing.

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Daniel Bernoulli was born on Monday, 8 February 1700 in Groningen, Netherlands. He was best known as a scientist. Bernoulli's country of citizenship (nationality) was Dutch. He died on Friday, 8 March 1782 in Basel, Switzerland at the age of 82. He had dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Aquarius.

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Date of birth	8 February 1700	edit
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands	edit
Date of death	8 March 1782	edit
Age	82 (age at death)
Place of death	Basel, Switzerland	edit
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Occupation category	Scientist	edit
Nationality	Dutch	edit

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Ethnicity	White	edit
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Zodiac sign	Aquarius
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