Daniel Bernoulli
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Daniel Bernoulli 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 math
Portrait of Daniel Bernoulli, c. 1720-1725
Daniel Bernoulli
A 1738 copy of Bernoulli's Hydrodynamica
First page of the first section of a 1738 copy of Hydrodynamica
Gamma function
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In mathematics, the gamma function is the most common extension of the factorial function to complex numbers. First studied by Daniel Bernoulli, the gamma function Γ is defined for all complex numbers
Daniel Bernoulli
…M.D., 1721) Heidelberg University University of Strasbourg Known for Bernoulli's principle Euler–Bernoulli beam theory Early kinetic theory of gases Gamma function St. Petersburg paradox Superposition principle Thermodynamics Scientific career Fields Mathematics, physics, medicine Thesis Dissertatio physico-medica…
Daniel Bernoulli's letter to Christian Goldbach (Oct 6, 1729)