Blaise Pascal
Name:
Blaise Pascal
Born: June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France
Death: August 19, 1662 (Age: 39)
Computer related contributions
- French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, philosopher and child prodigy.
- In 1642, while still a teenager he invented the Pascaline.
- Created the theorem know known as "Pascal's Theorem"
Publications
- Provincial Letters
- Geometry of conics
Quotes
"All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room."
"Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself."
"Law, without force, is impotent"