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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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.)