Daniel Bernoulli

Physics Switzerland 1700 – 1782 99 quotes

Swiss mathematician and physicist who developed Bernoulli's principle, foundational to aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

Quotes by Daniel Bernoulli

The force of a fluid flowing out of a vessel is proportional to the square root of the height of the fluid above the orifice.

Hydrodynamica 1738

In a steady flow, the sum of all forms of energy in a fluid along a streamline is the same at all points on that streamline.

Hydrodynamica 1738

The pressure of a fluid decreases as its velocity increases.

Hydrodynamica 1738

The most important discoveries are often made by combining seemingly disparate fields of knowledge.

General observation

It is not enough to know, we must also apply.

General observation

The true value of a discovery is not in its novelty, but in its utility.

General observation

Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.

Attributed

The more we know, the more we realize how much we don't know.

General observation

Nature is always consistent with herself.

General observation

The art of discovery is to see what everyone else has seen, and to think what no one else has thought.

Attributed

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

General observation

Truth is found in simplicity, not in the multiplicity of things.

General observation

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Attributed

I am convinced that the universe is not a chaos, but a cosmos, ordered by divine intelligence.

Personal reflection

The pursuit of knowledge is a noble endeavor, but the application of knowledge is even nobler.

General observation

Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution.

General observation

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

Attributed

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.

Attributed

The more I study, the more I am convinced that the world is governed by laws, and not by chance.

Personal reflection

The greatest pleasure in life is to discover something new.

Personal reflection