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The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare

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Availability:In StockContributor:Henri PoincareSeries:Modern Library SciencePublish date:2001-10-02Pages:608
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375758485ISBN-10:375758488UPC:9780375758485Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Research & Methodology, EssaysSize:8.53 x 5.50 x 1.47 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCXA87TPMK
More than any other writer of the twentieth century, Henri Poincar brought the elegant, but often complicated, ideas about science and mathematics to the general reader. A genius who throughout his life solved complex mathematical calculations in his head, and a writer gifted with an inimitable style, Poincar rose to the challenge of interpreting the philosophy of science to scientists and nonscientists alike. His lucid and welcoming prose made him the Carl Sagan of his time. This volume collects his three most important books: Science and Hypothesis (1903); The Value of Science (1905); and Science and Method (1908).
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375758485ISBN-10:375758488UPC:9780375758485Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Research & Methodology, EssaysSize:8.53 x 5.50 x 1.47 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCXA87TPMK
Henri Poincar? was born in Nancy, France, in 1854. He joined the University of Paris in 1881 and lectured and wrote extensively on mathematics, experimental physics, and astronomy. His books have been translated into dozens of languages. In 1908, he was elected to membership in the Academie Fran?aise, the highest honor that can be accorded a French writer. He died in 1912.

Stephen Jay Gould is the Alexander Agassiz professor of zoology and professor of geology at Harvard and the Vincent Astor visiting professor of biology at New York University. Recent books include Full House, Dinosaur in a Haystack, and Questioning the Millennium. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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