Blaise Pascal (jun 19, 1623 – aug 19, 1662)

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- Blaise Pascal was a French Mathematician who pioneered the field of calculating machines. Pascal invented the mechanical calculator, an important milestone in Mathematics, engineering, and computing.

- Furthermore, Pascal's calculator was the first fully functional mechanical calculator. As an ancestor to the modern computer, it goes without saying that a person responsible for such a person deserves to be on this timeline.

- Pascal's invention showed the general public that tools could be built, using Mathematics, to simplify things. This allowed more support to be diverted to computing machines, an important condition for further development.