The Foundations of Science by Henri Poincar

The Foundations of Science by Henri Poincar

A member of the Acad mie fran aise, Henri Poincar (1854-1912) was one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His discovery of chaotic motion laid the foundations of modern chaos theory, and he was acknowledged by Einstein as a key contributor in the field of special relativity. He earned his enduring reputation as a philosopher of mathematics and science with this elegantly written work, which was first published in French as three separate essays: Science and Hypothesis (1902), The Value of Science (1905), and Science and Method (1908). Poincar asserts that much scientific work is a matter of convention, and that intuition and prediction play key roles. George Halsted's authorised 1913 English translation retains Poincar 's lucid prose style, presenting complex ideas for both professional scientists and those readers interested in the history of mathematics and the philosophy of science.

Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, and philosopher of science who lived from 1854 to 1912.

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ISBN 13	9781108069496
ISBN 10	1108069495
Titel	The Foundations of Science
Autor	Henri Poincar
Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - History Of Science
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-12-11
Seitenanzahl	570
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