Jules Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living. Use this quote
If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment. Use this quote
It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts. Use this quote
Science is facts. Use this quote
