Blaise Pascal

1. This method of compression was developed using Pascal’s law, concerning fluid pressure.
2. This area of mathematics was one of his two primary subjects of study and a large part of our class as well.
4. This field of math was heavily influenced by Pascal’s work in mathematics as it involves lots of mathematical predictions.
7. He invented this mechanical machine in 1642, and it has proved to be quite useful, as we use it everyday in math.
9. This famous Philosopher is considered to be Pascal’s predecessor and led him to form his own philosophical theory called “Pascal’s Wager”.
11. The curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls along a straight line, Pascal successfully formulated the area under this curve after Galileo was unable to do so.

1. This field of physics was one of Pascal’s primary focuses; it is the study of the weight of air.
3. Pascal invented one of the first wheels for this widely played gambling game.
5. He is most famous for his diagram of these types of coefficients in Pascal’s Triangle.
6. This famous mathematician, physicist, writer and philosopher is what nationality?
8. Pascal was a devout _____________, and his religious dedication proved nearly detrimental to his mathematic and scientific work, abandoning one for the other for years.
10. Pascal also worked on a lot of geometry, where he came up with his theory called Hexagrammum Mysticum, regarding properties of which type of geometric shapes (hint: ellipse and parabola are examples)?
12. Pascal was thought to suffer from stomach ________, causing him serious abdominal discomfort and frequent hospital visits his whole life.