Birthdate: June 19, 1623
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died: August 19, 1662
Blaise Pascal was a renowned French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer who made significant contributions across a wide range of fields. He advanced projective geometry, probability theory, mechanical calculators, fluid dynamics, and theology. Pascal defended the scientific method, questioned prevailing beliefs like the existence of vacuum, and influenced the development of modern economics and social science. His notable works consist of treatises on conic sections, influential writings on philosophy and theology, and the famous Pascal’s wager argument for the existence of God.
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