Briana's Post #2

While i was reading about Bernoulli in "Between a Rock and a Life" it stated that he came from a line of dominating mathematicians who to my surprise were very competitive with one another. When young Bernoulli won the French Academy's competition both he and his father had entered, his father was enraged with jealousy and felt betrayed. My first thought was that he'd be proud of his son and the product of his teachings but instead he confused and angry. This gave me a different outlook on the world of science and the competitiveness that exists within it. While some may think that all scientists study their field for the sake of science, that is not always true. Johann Bernoulli (Daniel Bernoulli's father) wanted to be the best and not beaten by his very own students let alone, flesh and blood.