Henri Poincare: A Biography Through the Daily Papers (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814556613)

On July 17, 2012, the centenary of Henri Poincar 's death was commemorated; his name being associated with so many fields of knowledge that he was considered as the Last Universalist. In Pure and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Engineering and Philosophy, his works have had a great impact all over the world. Poincar acquired in his lifetime such a reputation that, both nationally and internationally, his life and career were made the object of various articles in the daily papers not only in France, but also in the USA. Some of his philosophical concepts have even caused sharp controversies in the Press (as we will discover in this book).This work presents an original portrait of Henri Poincar based on various press cuttings from The New York Times, The San Francisco Sunday Call, The Times, The Sun, The Washington Post that chronicled unknown anecdotes of his life (for example, his first name was actually not Henri, but Henry; he obtained his high school diploma in sciences with a zero in mathematics, etc.). Such an approach enables the discovering of many forgotten or unknown aspects of his scientific and philosophical works as well as his important role in the public sphere.

Author: Jean-Marc Ginoux, Christian Gerini
ISBN-10: 9814556610
ISBN-13: 9789814556613
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2013
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2014