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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.

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Born
(1623-06-19)19 June 1623 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died
19 August 1662(1662-08-19) (aged 39) Paris, France
Era
17th-century philosophy
Father
Étienne Pascal
Main interests
Theology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Physics
Notable ideas
Probability theory · Pascal distribution Pascal's wager · Pascal's triangle · Pascal's law · Pascal's rule

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related to Physics · 8
Blaise Pascal → Blaise Pascal Chairs, France, He, Ile, In, Pascal, Pascal's, SI
Notable ideas · 7
Blaise Pascal → Pascal distribution Pascal's wager, Pascal's calculator, Pascal's law, Pascal's rule, Pascal's theorem, Pascal's triangle, Probability theory
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Blaise Pascal → Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Theology
School · 3
Blaise Pascal → Cartesianism, Fideism, Jansenism
Born · 1
Blaise Pascal → (1623-06-19)19 June 1623 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died · 1
Blaise Pascal → 19 August 1662(1662-08-19) (aged 39) Paris, France
Era · 1
Blaise Pascal → 17th-century philosophy
Father · 1
Blaise Pascal → Étienne Pascal

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Blaise PascalNotable ideasPascal's calculator1.00infobox
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Blaise PascalRelativesMarguerite Périer (niece) Jacqueline Pascal (sister) Gilberte Périer (sister)1.00infobox
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