Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, and theologian whose genius manifested across an extraordinary range of disciplines. A child prodigy who wrote a treatise on conic sections at sixteen, Pascal made foundational contributions to probability theory, hydraulics, and the development of the mechanical calculator. In 1654, a mystical experience during what he called his Night of Fire led to a profound religious conversion, after which he devoted himself increasingly to theological writing and the defense of Jansenist Christianity. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Pensées.