Henri Poincare Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Henri Poincare quotes and sayings page 2 (mathematician). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 39 we have.
“Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.”
“Mathematicians are born, not made.”
“Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority.”
“It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.”
“Geometry is not true, it is advantageous.”
“A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance.”
“A small error in the former will produce an enormous error in the latter.”
“Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects.”
“How is an error possible in mathematics?”
“It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient.”
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