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 ...

In an apostolic letter released on June 19, 2023, Pope Francis praised the “brilliant and inquisitive mind” of the influential French philosopher Blaise Pascal, born on that date 400 years ago. 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 ...

French mathematician, physicist, and inventor Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623. Pascal was home-schooled by his father, who believed he should not study math until he was 15, but he is said to ...