Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician and ... modern scientific breakthroughs of the modern-day, including the computer. This is arguably Pascal’s most well-known invention.

Blaise Pascal (1623–62) was a man of many talents ... and it is generally considered to be the world’s first geared computer. Thoughts on vacuum Also at this time, Pascal was engaged ...

French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal, though raised in the heyday ... he invented the first calculating device (some call it the first "computer"). With this last invention, he had ...

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was an all-around intellectual ... are still used to handle integers by computer programmers today. His carry-over system (carrying ...

Blaise Pascal builds a mechanical calculator in 1642 ... Babbage's next idea is the Analytical Engine - a mechanical computer that can solve any mathematical problem. It uses punch-cards similar ...

But it was said 400 years ago by a deeply believing Catholic — Blaise Pascal. Historian James Hitchcock ... that was a precursor of the modern computer. He was also a man of deep spirituality ...

(The Conversation) — 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. In fact, Pascal’s ...