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What is the city where Pascal was born?
Clermont, France
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What decade of the 1600's did pascal invent the arithmetic machine, or Pascaline?
Pascal invented the arithmetic machine in the 1640's.
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When was Ada Lovelace born?
1815
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How did she contribute to the tech world?
She created the first computer.
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Who was the first person to wear a wristwatch?
Pascal
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What year was pascal born?
1623
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How many books did the Les Provinciales include?
18, and a partial 19th. 18 is the correct answer.
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When did Ada Lovelace die?
1852
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Was she involved in a scandalous affair?
Yes, with one of her teachers.
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Who created the syringe?
Pascal
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What year did pascal die?
1662
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What pseudonym were the Les Proviciales written under?
The Les Provinciales were written under the pseudonym Louis de Montalte (which were actually written by Blaise Pascal)
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How did Ada Lovelace die?
She died from uterine cancer which was probably exacerbated by bloodletting.
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Who did she make the first computer with?
Charles Babbage
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Who created the first computer?
Ada Lovelace
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Did pascal support pascals interest in mathematics at a young age?
No, he in fact forbid pascal from pursuing mathematics.
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Was pascal a jansenist or jesuit?
Pascal was an avid jansenist.
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Who was Ada Lovelace's father?
Lord Byron, a famous and influential poet.
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Who was her mentor in mathematics?
Charles Babbage
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Who created the hydraulic press?
Pascal
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What did pascal die from?
Blaise Pascal died of a stomach tumor.
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When did Pascal write his Essay on Conic Sections(his first published work)?
In 1640, he wrote the Essay on Conic Sections
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What age did she die at?
36
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How much money in Pounds did she lose in horse gambling?
3200
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Who wrote the Treatise on the Vacuum?
Pascal
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