Pascal, Blaise (1623 - 1662)

Appeared in: Lecture 9

In his short life, Pascal made contributions to many fields of science. He was possibly the second person ever to create a mechanical calculator, and ran many barometric experiments. However, much of work focused on mathematics, including geometry (particularly conic sections), probability theory, and the "Arithmetical Triangle" (known today as "Pascal's triangle").


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