One of my favorite mathematicians is Blaise Pascal.

One of my favorite mathematicians is Blaise Pascal. He worked with triangles and pressure and created a computationial Tax machine machine. So before 1640.

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Softandsweet2 · 31-35, F

I am reluctant to admit that I don’t have a favorite mathematician.

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@Softandsweet2 most people don't have a favorite mathematician

SomeMichGuy · M

Nice.

I'm torn...
Newton, Euler, Laplace, Hamilton, Gauss, Riemann...

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@SomeMichGuy great list

SomeMichGuy · M

@Lisa82 Thank you!

emmasfriend · 46-50, F

@Lisa82

I often quote Pascal:

"I am sorry this letter is so long. I have not had the time to make it shorter."

Lettres Provinciales, (about 1652, I think.)

Somerset · 31-35, M

I think that the painter in Thomas Bernhard‘s first novel Frost always carried the Pensées around☺

Northwest · M

He invented "modern" public transportation.

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@Northwest wow

swirlie · 31-35

@Northwest
...like what, taxi cabs?

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

you like a guy who created a tax machine... ?

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout haha that's funny. I just find Pascal pretty interesting.

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

You do know what he invented !

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Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie normally you would think five, but if you use binary you can count to 31

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

@Lisa82 correct, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invented Binary

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie oh cool. I had no idea he invented binary. The bases of all of our computers. Well computers that I can understand because quantum computers mystify me

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