The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Science) - Softcover

Poincaré, Henri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108069495 ISBN 13: 9781108069496

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A member of the Académie française, Henri Poincaré (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). Poincaré 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 Poincaré'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.

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One of the greatest mathematicians of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) earned his enduring reputation as a philosopher of science with this elegantly written work. First translated into English in 1913, Poincaré's lucid text presents complex ideas for both professional scientists and intelligent laypeople.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108069495
• ISBN 13: 9781108069496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 570