Blaise Pascal, Prodigy

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Blaise PascalJune 19, 1623- August 19, 1662

Jessica SlankardMAT/110September 30, 2013Tashara Walker, M.ED

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Inventor

Physicist

Mathematician

Theological Writer

Age 16

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Age 18

Age 17

Age 27

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Prodigy

A. Mystical hexagonB. Essay on Conic SectionsC. Pascaline (the “first” calculator) D. Pascal's roulette machineE. The Pensees

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From the Pensees:• You may believe in God, and God exists, in which case you go to heaven: your gain is infinite.• You may believe in God, and God doesn't exist, in which case your loss is finite and therefore negligible.• You may not believe in God, and God doesn't exist, in which case your gain is finite and therefore negligible.• You may not believe in God, and God exists, in which case you will go to hell: your loss is infinite.

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