Created the Pascaline (the "first" mechanical calculator)
Pascal's Principle: Pressure applied to a fluid, in an enclosed container, is transmitted equally to every part of the fluid and to the container itself
History/Fun Facts:
Was home schooled
Originally, his father only wanted him to study Languages and to stay away from Mathematics altogether
Was very gifted in Mathematics from an early age - Proved Euclid's 32nd proposition by the age of 13
Suffered from insomnia and severe indigestion later in his life (starting around the age of 18)
Fields of study bounced between Science, Math, and Spirituality (each of which he worked on very intensely)
Died at the age of 39 from a brain hemorrhage
Resources:
Hirsch, Alan J. (2004). Physics 12 College Preparation. Toronto: Nelson
(Image Source:http://www.thocp.net/biographies/pascal_blaise.html)
Areas of Contribution in Physics:
Contributions to Physics:
container itself
History/Fun Facts:
Resources:
Hirsch, Alan J. (2004). Physics 12 College Preparation. Toronto: Nelson
History of Computing Project. (2010). Blaise Pascal. In Blaise Pascal. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from http://www.thocp.net/biographies/pascal_blaise.html
Ministry of Education. (2008). The Ontario Curriculum Grades 11 and 12 Science. In www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/2009science11_12.pdf. Retrieved March 3, 2011 from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/2009science11_12.pdf
Unknown. (n.d.). Pascal's Principle. In webphysics.davidson.edu/physlet_resources/bu_semester1/c23_pressure_pascal.html. Retrieved March 4, 2011, from http://webphysics.davidson.edu/physlet_resources/bu_semester1/c23_pressure_pascal.html.