Henri Poincaré

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Henri Poincaré(Q81082) is a French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science (1854-1912).

Famouns Quotes

The most important quote is:

Mathematics is the art of naming different things with the same name.

When talking about recursion:

There are questions that one asks, and questions that ask themselves!
- Excerpts of this translation come from Meta Math![1] by Gregory Chaitin


References

  1. Chaitin, Gregory (November 14, 2006). Meta Math! The Quest for Omega (PDF). local page: Vintage. p. 240. ISBN 978-1400077977.  , Chapter II—Three Strange Loves: Primes/G ̈odel/LISP, Page 14

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