Bonhams’ annual History of Science & Technology auction never fails to delight, and the next sale, scheduled for November 5, has one of the most exciting technology offerings we’ve ever seen – the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline — a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator. Blaise Pascal was a mathematician, a scientist, a ...

Blaise Pascal was a mathematician, a scientist, a philosopher, a Christian writer and the son of a tax collector in 17th century France. The family business involved a lot of tedious arithmetic, so ...