Daniel Bernoulli vs Jacques de Vaucanson
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) and Jacques de Vaucanson (1709–1782) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1709 to 1782.
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Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782)
- — Born in Groningen, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Family moved to Basel, Switzerland Verified
- — Studied medicine at Basel, Heidelberg, and Strasbourg Verified
- — Published Exercitationes quaedam Mathematicae Verified
- — Took a post at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Returned to Basel as professor at the university Verified
- — Published Hydrodynamica Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of physics at Basel Verified
- — Died in Basel Verified
Jacques de Vaucanson (1709–1782)
- — Born in Grenoble, France Verified
- — Educated by the Jesuits and briefly joined the Order of Minims Verified
- — Moved to Paris to pursue mechanics Verified
- — Exhibited the Flute Player automaton Verified
- — Unveiled the Digesting Duck and the Tambourine Player Verified
- — Appointed inspector of silk manufacture Verified
- — Built the first automated loom Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Died in Paris, bequeathing his machine collection to the French crown Verified