Blaise Pascal vs Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Compare the life timelines of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1623 to 1662.
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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
- — Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France Verified
- — Invented the Pascaline mechanical calculator Verified
- — Puy de Dôme experiment demonstrated that air pressure decreases with altitude
- — Experienced an intense religious conversion, his "night of fire"
- — Died in Paris Verified
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
- — Born in Naples Verified
- — Family moved to Rome Verified
- — Carved the great Borghese sculptures for Cardinal Scipione Borghese Verified
- — Began the bronze baldachin over the high altar of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Appointed architect of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Married Caterina Tezio Verified
- — Created the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Cornaro Chapel Verified
- — Designed the colonnade of St Peter's Square Verified
- — Traveled to Paris at the invitation of King Louis XIV Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified