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Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

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  • polymath
  • in 19years of age started to build first mechanical calculators ("Pascalines")
  • ground-breaking works in mathematics (Pascal's triangle), geometry (Pascal's theorem), physics (Pascal's law), theology (Pascal's wager)
  • develops first public transport in the world
  • dies young, last words: "Puisse Dieu ne jamais m'abandonner"
Death mask of Blaise Pascal

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root/ baumhaus.digital/ Studium Generale/ Prolegomena to Educatio Digitale/ Session 4 :: Between Renaissance and Age of Reason/ Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
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