The Bernoulli Family

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Bernoulli’s principle, Bernoulli’s number, Bernoulli’s polynomial, Bernoulli’s differential equation and the list goes on.

If you were like me and thought that Bernoulli was the name of a single guy, you are soo wrong. They were a family !

Over the course of three generations, the Bernoullis produced eight mathematically gifted academics who, between them, contributed to the foundations of applied mathematics and physics. 

Some of the most popular ones of the family are:

1. Daniel Bernoulli ( Inventor of the Bernoulli’s equation )

2. Jacob Bernoulli. ( The Bernoulli Numbers ) 

3. Johann Bernoulli. ( One of the early adopters of Infinitesimal Calculus). 

And the rest contributed extensively to the fields of math and physics.


If you are want to know more about the history of the Bernoulli Family click here. 

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