Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France and died August 19, 1662 of stomach cancer. Pascal was not only a great mathematician, he was also a man of great knowledge. Philosopher, mathematician, inventor, and scientific genius are just a few of the things he became in his life. Pascal helped create many things for this world as a whole, like when he invented the barometer, the hydraulic press, and of course (my personal favorite) the syringe. To the mathematical world he was a god, and he is most well known for creating ?Pascal?s Triangle? and the adding machine, otherwise known as a calculator (then it was called the ?Pascaline.?)
As a boy Pascal took his free time to study mathematics, speci
The barometer, the triangle, conics, vaccum theories and the adding machine were all very big discoveries. The barometer, which we are all familiar with, is still used by meteorologists today! ?Pascal?s triangle? is used in today?s mathematical theories. The vaccum theories by Pascal, as well as Einstein are still considered today, so that goes without saying that his adding machine has part in the present as well.
Seems like a simple enough ploy, doesn?t it? It?s addition. To help his father?s business, which was a tax agency, Pascal decided to see if he could create something that would allow mathematical calculating with ease. This idea struck him in 1642: use addition. He created a machine in which addition was used to make all t
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