Blaise

[bleyz, blez]

noun

1. a first name.

Example Sentences

Auction house Christie's has confirmed it will not proceed with a bid for the machine La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642.

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Blaise Pascal was only 19 when he developed the machine to help his father, who was in charge of a court that was tasked with restoring order to tax revenue collections in northern France, Christie's said.

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"To simplify these tasks, Blaise Pascal designed calculating machines that, for the first time in history, allowed for the mechanisation of mental calculation," it said.

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Christie's said Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642.

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Kam was a co-founder of a civil movement that played a leading role in the fall of Burkina Faso's long-serving authoritarian ruler Blaise Compaore.

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