Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal ?

• 1623-1662
• French scientist, philosopher, and
• a mathematician

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Pascals Childhood

• He was born on June 19, 1623
• Pascal was interested in geometry from the start
• By the age of 12, he had mastered Euclids
  elements.

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Pascals Calculator

• In 1642, Pascal developed a mechanical
  calculator.
• He made this to speed up arithmetic for his
  father.
• Numbers are dialed in on metal wheels and the
  solutions appear in little windows at the top.

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Pascals Triangle

• Pascals triangle is an array of numbers.
• This triangle has many different number patterns.
• It determines probability and solves problems
  involving combinations.
• It also helped us make the calculator today

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Pascals Death

• August 19,1662
• He died at thirty nine years of age.
• Malignant growth in his stomach grew to his brain.

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Pascals triangle
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Blaise Pascal
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Pascals Triangle Reasons

• It helps you figure out the different
  combinations of items.
• Say you have 3 items. You could have all three,
  just two, just one, or none of them, do that
  means you have 4 different kinds of combination.

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Peace Out!)
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The End