Henri Poincare: A Scientific Biography Hardcover - 2012

From the rear cover

"Poincar was much more than a mathematician: he was a public intellectual, and a rare scientist who enthusiastically rose to the challenge of explaining and interpreting science for the public. With amazingly lucid explanations of Poincar's ideas, this book is one that any reader who wants to understand the context and content of Poincar's work will want to have on hand."--Dana Mackenzie, author of The Universe in Zero Words

"This engaging book recounts the achievements of Henri Poincar, covering his mathematics, physics, and philosophy, and his activities as a public intellectual. He is an eminently worthy subject for an intellectual biography of this kind."--Benjamin Wardhaugh, University of Oxford

"This comprehensive scientific biography of Poincar situates the scientist's life and work in the sociopolitical context of his era. Covering his varied and wide-spanning work--from the most philosophical to the most technical--this book gives the general reader a clear historical sense of the man's voluminous accomplishments."--Jimena Canales, Harvard University

Media reviews

Citations

• Choice, 07/01/2013, Page 0
• Library Journal, 10/01/2012, Page 96
• Publishers Weekly, 08/20/2012, Page 48