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    100 Quotes by Blaise Pascal
    100 Quotes by Blaise Pascal
    100 Quotes by Blaise Pascal
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    100 Quotes by Blaise Pascal

    Written by Blaise Pascal

    Narrated by Brad Carty

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    Child prodigy, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher and writer, whose work and wisdom still resonates to this day.This is a collection of 100 of the Frenchman's most celebrated quotes.Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and writer. A child prodigy, he laid the foundation work for today’s modern theory of probabilities and formulated what came to be known as Pascal’s principle of pressure.The Frenchman also corresponded with Pierre de Fermat on probability theory, strongly influencing the development of modern economics. He is also one of the first two inventors of the mechanical calculator, having started pioneering work on calculating machines called Pascal's calculators or Pascalines.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSAGA Egmont
    Release dateJun 9, 2022
    ISBN9782821178243
    100 Quotes by Blaise Pascal
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    Blaise Pascal

    Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) was one of history’s most famous mathematicians. A prodigy who was said to have discovered the basic precepts of geometry while doodling in his playroom, Pascal published his first work at the age of sixteen. In 1646, he converted to the Catholic sect of Jansenism. He is best remembered for his Pensées (1669), a defense of Christianity.

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