... at the Universities of Heidelberg, Strasbourg, and Basel, he received an M.D. degree (1721); and in 1723-24 he wrote Exercitationes quaedam Mathematicae on differential equations and the physics of flowing water, which won him a position at the influential Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia. Bernoulli lectured there until 1732 in medicine, mechanics, and physics, and he researched the properties of ... 's theorem is the basis for many engineering applications, such as aircraft-wing design. The air flowing over the upper curved surface of an aircraft wing moves faster than the ...

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... are designed flat on the bottom, and curved across the top. The air going over the top of the wing must move much faster to keep up with the air beneath the wing. Thus, the pressure above the wing is lower, so the airplane takes flight. This is how airplanes are able to fly. I have observed that when driving, semi-trucks ... radical at the time, but now science has proved that he was essentially correct. Some scientists completely dismissed his beliefs and refer to him as a madman. He thought that when water was boiled, that molecules were actually breaking apart due to the intense heat...

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