You must have heard of Pascal's triangle, how two numbers above add to the number below and etcetera etcetera, but do you know the person behind the triangle? Who invented Pascal's triangle? Who turned a calculating machine that only existed in dreams into reality? In this report we will investigate not only what he invented, but also himself. This is Blaise Pascal. Our team decided to research a mathematician because we believe there is an inspiring but overlooked story behind every great character. We specifically chose Pascal because of his well-known invention: Pascal's Triangle - many people know a lot about him, but they don't know Pascal himself. In this report, we aim to dig deeper into Pascal, to find out more about his short film. but a remarkable life and what he brought to humanity. Covering a detailed introduction to Blaise Pascal's family, his education, his religious beliefs and some brief investigations into Pascal's Triangle and Pascaline, this report is guaranteed to provide you with special knowledge about the father of the triangle. Blaise Pascal [Mathematician], Physicist, inventor, writer, Christian philosopher*[Born]: June 19, 1623[Died]: August 19, 1662 (aged 39)[Family]: Blaise's mother, Antionette Pascal, died in 1626 when Blaise was only three years old. He was the only son and was extremely close to his two older sisters, Gilberte and Jacqueline. Blaise's father, Etienne Pascal, who died in 1651, was exceptionally good at mathematics. [Where he lived]: Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, where his father worked as president of the Aids Tribunal, which was one of the highest courts in France from the 15th to the 18th centuries.... .. middle of paper...... http://ptri1.tripod.com/ http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kazimir /history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Jansenism http://mathforum.org/mathimages/imgUpload/Pascals-triangle-powers-11.gif http://www.cut-the-knot. org/arithmetic/combinatorics/PascalTriangleProperties.shtml http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Blaise_pascal.jpg http://www.mathsisfun.com/pascals-triangle.html http://www .tradingfives.com/articles/pinball5.jpg http://www.educalc.net/196488.page http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Pascal.html http:// www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Pascal-Blaise.html http://inventors.about.com/od/frenchinventors/a/Biography-Of-Blaise-Pascal.htm http://www.patient.co. united kingdom/health/dyspepsia-indigestion http://math.berkeley.edu/~robin/Pascal/ http://www.biography.com/people/blaise-pascal-9434176 http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Society_of_Jesus