Blaise Pascal vs Otto von Guericke
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Compare the life timelines of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) 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
Otto von Guericke (1602–1686)
- — Born in Magdeburg Verified
- — Studied law, mathematics, and engineering at Leipzig, Jena, and Leiden Verified
- — Survived the Sack of Magdeburg Verified
- — Elected mayor of Magdeburg Verified
- — Invented the vacuum pump Verified
- — Performed the Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration Verified
- — Built an early electrostatic generator Verified
- — Published Experimenta Nova Magdeburgica Verified
- — Retired to Hamburg Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified