Le 19 novembre, Christie’s mettra en vente à Paris un objet hors norme, à savoir un des huit exemplaires du calculateur élaboré par Blaise Pascal entre 1642 et 1649. Cet instrument est la première ...

A French court has blocked the export and foreign purchase of a 17th century arithmetic machine invented by Blaise Pascal to help ease the laborious task of calculating taxes. The sale of an ancient ...

Blaise Pascal is known for a number of things, but we remember him best for the Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator. [Chris Staecker] got a chance to take a close look at one, which is quite a ...

Art and luxury auction house Christie’s has withdrawn the world’s first calculating machine, designed by French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642. The decision was announced on Wednesday, after a ...

Christie's said Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise ...

While necessity is frequently the mother of invention, annoyance often comes into play as well. This was the case with [Blaise Pascal], who as a teenager was tasked with helping his father calculate ...

Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country A rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in ...

Christie's said it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642.

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was an all-around intellectual bad-ass. In his rather short life — Pascal succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 39 — he managed to ...

Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician and philosopher. As a converter to Christianity, Pascal’s beliefs would come to extensively influence the religion and its practice. He also engaged in ...

The sale of an ancient arithmetic machine known as the 'Pascaline' has been suspended after a French administrative court blocked its export. Leading auction house Christie's decided to call off its ...

Christie’s said on Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world’s first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise ...