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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Blaise-PascalBlaise Pascal | Biography, Facts, & Inventions | Britannica

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   Aug 15, 2024 · August 19, 1662, Paris (aged 39) Inventions: Pascaline. Notable Works: “Essai pour les coniques”. “Les Provinciales”. “Pensées”. “The Physical Treatises of Pascal”. “Traité du triangle arithmétique”.

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   In 1642, he started some pioneering work on calculating machines (called Pascal's calculators and later Pascalines), establishing him as one of the first two inventors of the mechanical calculator. [8][9] Like his contemporary René Descartes, Pascal was also a pioneer in the natural and applied sciences.

4. science.howstuffworks.com › innovation › famousWhat were the famous Blaise Pascal inventions? - HowStuffWorks

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   Learn about the famous French mathematician, physicist and philosopher who invented the first digital calculator, the core of the roulette machine, the syringe and the hydraulic press. Discover how his contributions to math, science and religion shaped his era and beyond.

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6. iep.utm.edu › pascal-bPascal, Blaise | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Learn about the life and works of Blaise Pascal, a French thinker who made contributions to mathematics, science, philosophy, and theology. Explore his achievements in game theory, probability, hydraulics, vacuum, and the wager, among others.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · (1623-1662) Who Was Blaise Pascal? In the 1640s mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline, an early calculator, and further validated Evangelista Torricelli's theory concerning...

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   Jan 22, 2024 · Blaise Pascal is known for being a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He conducted pioneering experiments with barometers, invented a calculating machine, proposed that belief in god was one's best bet (Pascal's wager), and has several mathematical theorems named after him.

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   What did Blaise Pascal invent?

   • 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.

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   How did Pascal contribute to mathematics?

   • Pascal's major contribution to the philosophy of mathematics came with his De l'Esprit géométrique ("Of the Geometrical Spirit"), originally written as a preface to a geometry textbook for one of the famous Petites écoles de Port-Royal ("Little Schools of Port-Royal"). The work was unpublished until over a century after his death.

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   What was Blaise Pascal known for?

   • Blaise Pascal is known for being a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He conducted pioneering experiments with barometers, invented a calculating machine, proposed that belief in god was one's best bet (Pascal's wager), and has several mathematical theorems named after him.

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   • One of the Universities of Clermont-Ferrand, France – Université Blaise Pascal – is named after him. Établissement scolaire français Blaise-Pascal in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo is named after Pascal. The 1969 Eric Rohmer film My Night at Maud's is based on the work of Pascal.

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10. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-blaise-pascal-1991787Biography of Blaise Pascal, Inventor of the Calculator

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    Jul 9, 2019 · Learn about Blaise Pascal, a 17th century French mathematician and inventor of the Pascaline, a mechanical calculator. Discover his other inventions, such as the roulette machine and the wrist watch, and his religious studies and writings.