Birth of Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal is born in Clermont-Ferrand to Etienne Pascal and Antoinette Begon.
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Blaise Pascal Biography and Timeline
Follow Blaise Pascal through 15 dated historical records for France.
Blaise Pascal, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1623–1662Years on this page
1623
1639
Invention of Calculator
Invents a calculating machine
1640
Essay on Conic Sections
Pascal circulates an essay presenting important results concerning conic sections.
1642
Pascaline
Pascal begins constructing a mechanical calculator to assist his father's tax calculations.
1646
Vacuum Experiments
Pascal conducts experiments investigating atmospheric pressure and the possibility of a vacuum.
1647
New Experiments Concerning the Vacuum
Pascal publishes experimental findings supporting the existence of a vacuum.
1648
Atmospheric Pressure Variation
Demonstrates that atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude.
Puy de Dome Experiment
Arranges pressure measurements at different elevations on Puy de Dome.
1654
Night of Fire
Pascal experiences an intense religious conversion recorded in his Memorial.
Probability Correspondence
Pascal and Pierre de Fermat exchange letters that help establish mathematical probability theory.
Pascal Triangle
Applies the arithmetic triangle to combinations and probability calculations.
Treatise on the Arithmetical Triangle
Organizes binomial coefficients in a systematic triangular arrangement.
1656
Provincial Letters
Pascal begins publishing the Provincial Letters during the Jansenist controversy.
1662
Carrosses a Cinq Sols
Pascal helps establish an early public transport service using fixed routes and fares.
Death of Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal dies in Paris, aged thirty-nine.
Records, sources and methodology
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