BLAISE

PASCAL
Mathematician,
Philosopher,
Theologian, Physicist,
Scientist (16231662)
Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623, in Clermont-
Ferrand, France. In the 1640s he invented the Pascaline, an
early calculator, and further validated Evangelista Torricelli's
theory concerning the cause of barometrical variations. In the
1650s, Pascal laid the foundation of probability theory with
Pierre de Fermat and published the theological work Les
Provinciales, a groundbreaking series of letters that defended
his Jansenist faith. Pascal is also widely known for his body of
notes posthumously released as the Penses. He died in Paris
on August 19, 1662.

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