Blaise Pascal's ideas have led to some of the world's most important inventions. (API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) David Hoinski. July 7, 2023 . Link copied! (The Conversation) — In an ...

Blaise Pascal really was a gambler—at least when he was young. His highly devout parents, according to Antoine Compagnon in his short book “A Summer With Pascal,” were a bit worried when ...

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, June 19, 2023, the Vatican Library displayed first editions of some of his most famous works. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA.

This year’s Thanksgiving Day—November 23—was not only our national day of remembrance but a significant religious anniversary: 369 years to the day since Blaise Pascal’s “Night of Fire.” ...

Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.” Pascal (1623-1662) was a French ...

Blaise Pascal, a mathematician and a Catholic theologian, born 400 years ago, left a deep and lasting influence on the world that can be felt today.