Blaise Pascal was a mathematician, a scientist, a philosopher, a Christian writer and the son of a tax collector in 17th century France. The family business involved a lot of tedious arithmetic, so ...

In 1642, a teenage French scholar named Blaise Pascal invented what many regard as the world’s first mechanical calculator: the Pascaline. Almost four centuries later, one of these famous instruments ...

Gigacalculator compiled a list of important events throughout the history of the modern calculator using historical and news sources. - Mondadori // Getty Images Gigacalculator compiled a list of ...