As a child, Daniel Bernoulli showed a strong interest in mathematics.

Although he was the son of a famous physicist, Daniel was one of the most gifted members of his family.

His father forbade him from pursuing a scientific career, but Daniel's passion for math was undiminished.

In the early 1720s, he studied mathematics in Italy.

Bernoulli's most famous contribution to mathematics was the discovery of the inverse of pressure and velocity in fluids.

This principle is still used today when determining the airspeed of airplanes.

His work on music and medicine also helped to improve the understanding of musical instruments.

In 1724, he published his first book, Exercitationes quaedam mathematicae, which contained the first discussions of probability and fluid motion.

Daniel Bernoulli came from a distinguished family of mathematicians, including his uncle Jacob Bernoulli, who first discovered the theory of probability.

He also had two brothers who were also mathematicians.