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BLAISE PASCAL

BLAISE PASCAL. ~ a brief biographical sketch by ~ Carl J. Wenning. Blaise Pascal. French mathematician, philosopher, and religious figure Born: Clermont on June 19, 1623 Died: Paris on August 19, 1662. Most notable accomplishments. Pascal’s triangle for binomial expansion

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BLAISE PASCAL

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  1. BLAISE PASCAL ~ a brief biographical sketch by ~ Carl J. Wenning

  2. Blaise Pascal • French mathematician, philosopher, and religious figure • Born:Clermont on June 19, 1623 • Died: Paris on August 19, 1662

  3. Most notable accomplishments • Pascal’s triangle for binomial expansion • Pascal’s principle - when there is an increase in pressure at any point in a confined fluid, there is an equal increase at every other point in the container.

  4. Vacuums & Barometers • Studied free space above mercury level in barometers - believed in vacuum • Showed through experiment that air pressure decreases with increasing height

  5. Pascal’s Vases • In his investigations of the barometer, he found that the height to which the mercury rose in a vessel was the same regardless of shape.

  6. Pascal’s Wager • First use of truth table • A single paragraph of Pensees • The best possible consequence that a atheist can hope for is the worst possible situation an theist can attain. Ergo, it is better to believe.

  7. Icon and Death Mask

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