Pascal

"Pascal" by John Tulloch is a biography that tells the story of Blaise Pascal, an important person in science, writing, and religion. The book looks at Pascal's life, from his clever childhood to his important work in math and thinking. It talks about his family, how he grew up to be so smart, his big discoveries in science, and his part in the big arguments about religion and ideas back then. The story starts by explaining how important Pascal's life was and how his writings, like "Provincial Letters" and "Pensées," were translated into different languages. It also talks about Pascal's early years, how his family helped him, how he did amazing things in math at a young age, and how he became friends with other smart people like Descartes and Mersenne. The book shows that Pascal was very curious, super smart from when he was little, and that he faced problems like being sick and changing his beliefs, which eventually made him very religious. The book lets us see how complicated Pascal was as a person.