Blaise Pascal independently rediscovered classical geometry at the age of 12 despite a ban on formal maths studies. His early breakthroughs foreshadowed significant contributions to mathematics and ...

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Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for. The computer revolution has ...

Pedro Pascal ‘s trans sister, Lux Pascal, takes on the role of real-life trans woman Carlita Antonella Rodríguez in the movie Queen of Coal. A Spain-Argentine co-production, the movie was previously ...

The Pascaline was invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642.Wikimedia Commons Art and luxury auction house Christie’s has withdrawn the world’s first calculating machine, designed by French mathematician ...

Christie’s has halted the sale of a rare 17th-century arithmetic machine that was due to be auctioned on November 19. Hours before the Pascaline, named after its polymath inventor Blaise Pascal, was ...

Pascal lived in a time of great scepticism. Medieval philosophy was dead, and medieval theology was being ignored or sneered at by the new intellectuals of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth ...

Undoubtedly the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction, its inclusion in the 19 November sale of the Bibliothèque Léon Parcé, is an event of great magnitude. The Pascaline is ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. Despite ...

Pedro Pascal joined his Fantastic Four co-stars on the red carpet for the star-studded premier of Marvel's new First Steps movie this week, and after some fans drew attention to his body language ...

Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal have a fantastic relationship. The Last of Us actor brought his sister with him to the Los Angeles premiere of The Fantastic Four: The First Steps, and she took the ...