The machine was the object of the user’s will, a mere tool. The young inventor was Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century genius who ...
THE electronic computer, young as it is, has come to play a role in modern life something like that played in other times by the oracles of Greece and Rome. There is a widespread belief that if one ...
As I sat down to write this article on my laptop computer, I got reminded of a fascinating paper (bit.ly/3Ghopu7 ) by Lorraine Daston, of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.
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 ...
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'National treasure': Christie's suspends sale of Blaise Pascal's 17th century calculating machine
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 ...
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