Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
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Agenda His life Early Days Areas of Study Physics Theology Mathematics Pascal’s Triangle Pascaline
His life 1641 1653 1623 Born Started to design Pascaline 1623 Born 1653 Made final design of Pascaline 1662 Died 1631 Moved to Paris 1654 Started to dedicate only to religious studies
Early days Born in Claremont June 19, 1623 Son of a judge and tax collector Moved to Paris in 1631 Demonstrated incredible intelligence http://www.guide-de-paris.org/photos-xix/arc-de-triomphe.jpg
Areas of Study Theology Physics Mathematics
Physics Pascal’s law Explains the effect of applying pressure on a fluid
Theology Provincial Letters “If God does not exist one stands to lose nothing by believing in him, while if he does exist one stands to lose everything by not believing” H
Mathematics Pascal’s triangle First mechanical calculator
Pascal’s Triangle Each number is the sum of the one to the left and the one to the right in the row above http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/math/images/pascal.gi
Pascaline First machine capable of adding and subtracting Based on a series of dials Only 50 were manufactured http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Pascaline-calculator.jpg
Pascaline Mechanism
Late life Dedicated to Christianity 1658 – 1652 defended faith and beliefs Faith from the heart is the primary guide to truths
Trascendence and Importance to Computers Pascaline From it came first calculators Same mechanism From calculators came computers http://www.visionfutur.com/img/histoire/pascaline.jpg http://www.claithelp.fsworld.co.uk/pictures/computer.gif http://p.office1000.com/mrp/HC502AAUR.jpg
Works Cited World Book Online, Pascal, Blaise; http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar416560&st=blaise+pascal Accessed Oct 5, 2006 Biographies Pioneers of Computers, Pascal, Blaise;http://www.thocp.net/biographies/biographies.htm Accessed Oct 5, 2006 Pascal, Blaise, Biography, Spain: Editorial Labor, 1992.