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Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher born on June 19, 1623, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He is regarded as one of the greatest scientists and thinkers in history, having made significant contributions in the fields of mathematics, physics, and philosophy. Pascal was a prodigy and showed an early aptitude for mathematics and science. He is best known for his work in mathematics, where he laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities and introduced the concept of a triangular array of numbers, now known as Pascal's Triangle. He also invented one of the first mechanical calculators, called the Pascaline, which helped lay the groundwork for the development of the modern computer. In addition to his scientific achievements, Pascal was also a deeply religious man who had a profound spiritual experience in 1654, which he described in his famous Pensées. In these reflections, Pascal grappled with the existence of God and the meaning of life, and...