# Blaise Pascal — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [January 22, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/blaise-pascal-whe-definition-discussion/584 "2024-01-22T10:01:42Z")\
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher whose work influenced both the Scientific Revolution and later European thought. Pascal is known for his practical achievements in science, such as a calculating machine, demonstration of the variations possible in air pressure depending on altitude, and a theory of probability.

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