Henri Poincaré

It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.Henri Poincaré

Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts.Henri Poincaré

One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics.Henri Poincaré

Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.Henri Poincaré

Science is facts.Henri Poincaré

The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge of a physical law.Henri Poincaré

The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so.Henri Poincaré

The scientist does not study nature because it is useful he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.Henri Poincaré

Henri Poincaré was a famous French mathematician and physicist, who was born on April 29, 1854. As a person born on this date, Henri Poincaré is listed in our database as the 43rd most popular celebrity for the day (April 29) and the 7th most popular for the year (1854).

People born on April 29 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Henri Poincaré is the 1494th most popular Taurus.

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