Christie's will sell an example of the first calculating machine in history, developed by Blaise Pascal in 1642, at an upcoming auction in Paris.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline -- a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator.
The last Pascaline arithmetic machine in private hands will be sold at Christie’s Paris on November 19 where it is expected to command a handsome sum between €2 million and €3 million ($2.4 million–$3 ...
Translation of: Avis nécessaire à ceux qui auront curiosité de voir la Machine d'Arithmétique et de s'en servir. Extracted from: Smith, David Eugene, compiler. A source book in mathematics. New York : ...
Founded in 1870, Armand Colin is a major signature of French-language university publishing in literature, history, humanities and social sciences, with a catalog of more than 2000 titles and 14 ...
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The Philosophical Bet We All Need to Make in the Age of AI
Toby Stuart argues that the French philosopher Blaise Pascal can teach us how to make rational choices in the AI era.
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