On Aug. 19, 1662, French philosopher, mathematician and apologist Blaise Pascal died at just 39 years old. Pascal, despite his shortened life, is renowned for pioneering work in geometry, physics and ...

Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) made important contributions to mathematics in general and the theory of probability in particular. Without him, our current understanding of judgment and decision making ...

Seventeenth-century mathematician Blaise Pascal first introduced the idea of expected value, which is reached by multiplying the value of something (how much it's wanted or needed) with the ...