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Positively glum?

Yet even within this sombre tradition, the French philosopher Blaise Pascal stands out for the exceptionally merciless nature of his pessimism. In his book the. Blaise Pascal (1623-62) spoke to this and said that a king should be the happiest person alive, but if things got boring, he would call for the court jester or [...]

Father of calculus and calculators born 365 years ago

Blaise Pascal, "One Must Know Onself" "One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth,. it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better." – Blaise Pascal. Posted by CoyotePrime at Blaise Pascal was a French mathematical genius who was born June 19, 1623. After running from [...]