Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician and philosopher. As a converter to Christianity, Pascal’s beliefs would come to extensively influence the religion and its practice. He also engaged in ...
Christie’s has halted the sale of a rare 17th-century arithmetic machine that was due to be auctioned on November 19. Hours before the Pascaline, named after its polymath inventor Blaise Pascal, was ...
Quote of the day: In the history of ideas, few thinkers moved as seamlessly between mathematics, physics and theology as 17th-century French savant Blaise Pascal. Remembered for his scientific rigour ...