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Hans Benno Bernoulli

Hans Benno Bernoulli is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hans Benno Bernoulli rather than just read about it. In short: Hans Benno Bernoulli (17 February 1876 – 12 September 1959) was a Swiss architect and city planner. Family Bernoulli was born in Basel, the son of Theodor Bernoulli, an office clerk.

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Reference excerpt

Hans Benno Bernoulli (17 February 1876 – 12 September 1959) was a Swiss architect and city planner.

Family Bernoulli was born in Basel, the son of Theodor Bernoulli, an office clerk. He was descended from the Bernoulli family of mathematicians. The suffragette and feminist Elisabeth Bernoulli (1873–1935) was his sister. In 1904, he married Anna Ziegler in Berlin.

Career He studied architecture at the Technical University of Munich and in 1902 started a partnership in Berlin. In 1912, he was appointed "chief architect" for the Basler building industry. His most important housing development projects were:

1914–1929: Bernoullihäuser in Zürich, (Hardturmstrasse). The Bernoulli houses are named after the architect. These houses are a garden city project, from the 1920s and were meant to be sold without profit to the workers. You will find the Bernoulli houses on Zürich tram lines no. 8 and 17 between the stations Bernoulli and Hardturm. 1919: Bernoullihäuser in Grenchen SO (Rebgasse 61–67) 1920–1923: residential area Im langen Loh in Basel 1920–1923: residential estate Wasserhaus in the sub-district Neue Welt in Münchenstein, developed in partnership with Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck. 1924–1934: Living and residential area Hirzbrunnenareal in Basel After the Second World War his main projects were in rebuilding the bombed and destroyed cities. Hans Benno Bernoulli died aged 83 in Basel.

Publications Die Stadt und Ihr Boden, Birkhäuser Verlag, 1991

References

External links Media related to Hans Bernoulli at Wikimedia Commons Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hans Benno Bernoulli

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hans Benno Bernoulli claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hans Benno Bernoulli before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hans Benno Bernoulli ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hans Benno Bernoulli

In research: Hans Benno Bernoulli appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hans Benno Bernoulli in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hans Benno Bernoulli is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1876 births, 1959 deaths, 20th-century Swiss architects, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hans Benno Bernoulli outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hans Benno Bernoulli in simple terms?

Hans Benno Bernoulli (17 February 1876 – 12 September 1959) was a Swiss architect and city planner. Family Bernoulli was born in Basel, the son of Theodor Bernoulli, an office clerk.

Why does Hans Benno Bernoulli matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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