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Blaise Pascal (/ p æ ˈ s k æ l / pass-KAL, also UK: /-ˈ s k ɑː l, ˈ p æ s k əl,-s k æ l /- KAHL, PASS-kəl, -kal, US: / p ɑː ˈ s k ɑː l / pahs-KAHL; French: [blɛz paskal]; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
Apr 23, 2024 · Blaise Pascal (born June 19, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand, France—died August 19, 1662, Paris) was a French mathematician, physicist, religious philosopher, and master of prose. He laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities , formulated what came to be known as Pascal’s principle of pressure , and propagated a religious doctrine ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Mathematicians. Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities. Updated: May 27, 2021....
Jan 22, 2024 · Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher whose work influenced both the Scientific Revolution and later European thought. Pascal is known for his practical achievements in science, such as a calculating machine, demonstration of the variations possible in air pressure depending on altitude, and a theory ...
Aug 21, 2007 · One of the most famous and most extensive notes in the Pensées (Fragment 397: II, 676–81) is the so-called ‘wager’ in favour of belief in God. Cole (1995, Chapter 15) argues that Pascal exhibited signs of manic depression and an almost infantile dependence on his family in his mature years.
Jul 9, 2019 · Updated on July 09, 2019. French inventor Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623–Aug. 19, 1662) was one of the most reputed mathematicians and physicists of his time. He is credited with inventing an early calculator, amazingly advanced for its time, called the Pascaline.
Blaise Pascal was a French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, inventor, and theologian. In mathematics, he was an early pioneer in the fields of game theory and probability theory. In philosophy he was an early pioneer in existentialism. As a writer on theology and religion he was a defender of Christianity.
