Mathematician:Blaise Pascal

French mathematician and philosopher who explored probability theory and projective geometry.

Most famous for the construction now commonly known as Pascal's Triangle.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: June 19, 1623
 * Died: August 19, 1662

Theorems and Definitions

 * Pascal's Wager (employing probability theory to answer deep philosophical questions
 * Pascal's Triangle
 * Pascal's Law (a physical law lying at the basis of hydrostatics)
 * Pascal's Rule

Books and Papers

 * 1639: Essai pour les coniques
 * 1647: Experiences nouvelles touchant le vide
 * 1653: Traité du triangle arithmétique
 * 1656–7: Lettres provinciales
 * 1657 or 1658: De l'Esprit géométrique
 * 1661: Écrit sur la signature du formulaire
 * Also: Pensées (incomplete at his death)