Daniel Bernoulli

J. Gani

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 64-67 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Daniel Bernoulli, well known as a mathematician, provided the earliest mathematical model describing an infectious disease. In 1760 he modelled the spread of smallpox, which was prevalent at the time, and argued the advantages of variolation.

Keywords: Ordinary Differential Equa; Live Virus; Swiss Canton; Mild Attack; Chinese Doctor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_12

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