Jakob (or James or Jacques) Bernoulli |
1654-1705 |
Jakob Bernoulli was born in Bale, Switzerland on December 27, 1654. In 1687, he was appointed the chair in mathematics at the university in Bale. He occupied this position until his death.
In 1691, Bernoulli write two essays which contained lectures and lessons on differential calculus. The earliest use of the term integral was found in these particular writings.
Bernoulli wrote a book on probability called Ars Conjectandi, which was published in 1713. In his book, he established the fundamental principles of the calculus of probabilities. He defined the Bernoulli numbers and explained their use. In addition, he gave some theorems on finite differences.
Jakob Bernoulli contributed to mathematics in the following ways:
Jakob Bernoulli died in Bale on August 16, 1705. From his work on equiangular spirals, he begged that an equiangular spiral be engraved on his tombstone with the inscription eadem numbero mutata resurgo.
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| Jakob Bernoulli | From the University of St. Andrew's |
| Jakob Bernoulli | From Dublin Trinity College |
| Jakob Bernoulli | From Firenze |
| Jakob Bernoulli | From the University of Bonn |
| Brachistochrone Problem | Solved this problem on the basis of a challenge from his brother, Johann |