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   Paris was then the most populous city in Europe, and the most densely settled. The wealthy got around in private carriages, drawn by horses, which they paid vast sums to maintain. The poor walked—but nobody got around very fast. Pascal conceived a system...

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     His name was Blaise Pascal (he of the famous Wager). After inventing one of the first mechanical calculators, the Pascaline (below), he turned his mind to the problem of traveling around #Paris ...

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     In the 1660s, this French philosopher came up with an invention that solved the problem of urban transport forever.

     It had nothing to do with Robo-taxis, flying cars, or Tesla Tunnels.
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