This man collaborated with the Cheva- lier de Méré to solve a problem about   dice games, which led to the estab- lishment of the mathematical theory of probability.
This man's barrel is an experiment used to demonstrate concepts of hydro- statics. This man wrote a work in which he argued for formalism in de nition and eschewed intuition. This inventor of the syringe argued that the axiomatic method necessitates submission to God. This man collaborated with the Cheva- lier de Méré to solve a problem about   dice games, which led to the estab- lishment of the mathematical theory of probability. This man had an intense religious experience which led him to give up mathematics, and is known for formulating an argument for religion based on expected value. For ten points, identify this French mathematician who names both a wager and a triangle.
This man's barrel is an experiment used to demonstrate concepts of hydro- statics.
Blaise Pascal