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5 pages in length. Blaise Pascal - the only son and one of four children born to Étienne, a local judge, and a mother who would die when Blaise was only three years old – is noted as being one of history's most naturally talented individuals when it came to mathematical concepts. While many believe his "reputation rests more on what he might have done than on what he actually effected" (Ball, 1960, p. PG) because of a fixation upon religious studies, Pascal has nonetheless earned a weighty position in the annals of mathematical application. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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historys most naturally talented individuals when it came to mathematical concepts. While many believe his "reputation rests more on what he might have done than on what he actually
effected" (Ball, 1960, p. PG) because of a fixation upon religious studies, Pascal has nonetheless earned a weighty position in the annals of mathematical application. Pascal lived a relatively short
life, just under forty years, however his contributions to the scientific community were monumental. Coming from a scientifically minded family with a father whose reputation was that of a
permanent fixture in such circles, Pascal maintained full familial support in fleshing out his obvious and innate talent. ?tienne was a firm believer in a solid education, a pursuit
he took extraordinarily seriously by relocating his family from Clermont to Paris in order to further his twelve-year-old sons studies; however, ?tienne paid a great deal more attention to language
study than mathematics, a decision that only fueled Pascals child-like curiosity. Soon he was absorbing as much mathematical knowledge as his brain could support, even to the extent of
relinquishing his personal free time; "in a few weeks had discovered for himself many properties of figures, and in particular the proposition that the sum of the angles of a
triangle is equal to two right angles" (Ball, 1960, p. PG). ?tienne was captivated by his sons mathematical capacity and quickly encouraged further application by providing him with Euclids
Elements, a book that Pascal "read with avidity and soon mastered" (Ball, 1960, p. PG). Two years later, Pascal began sitting in with such famed French geometricians as Mydorge, Roberval
and Mersenne, an assemblage that eventually established the French Academy. Sixteen-year-old Pascal composed a conic sections essay; two years later, he developed the first arithmetical machine, two periods in
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