What was Daniel Bernoulli's key contribution to fluid mechanics?
Bernoulli's principle
Invention of the pump
Discovery of capillary action
Development of hydraulic systems
Answer
Bernoulli's principle is a fundamental law of fluid dynamics that states that an increase in the velocity of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in its pressure. This principle is named after the Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli, who first published it in his book Hydrodynamica in 1738.
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