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Henri Poincaré was born April 29, 1854, at Nancy, France, where his father was a highly respected physician. -
Henri Poincare begins his journey as a mathematician.
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Henry Poincare earned his diploma in special mathematics.
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Henry Poincare also ranked fifth on the entrance examination for the École Normale Supérieure). -
After getting second place form graduation, Henry Poincare entered the École des Mines.
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After only a few years of hard work, Henri Poincare earned his1st degree.
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Over the next Decade, Henry Poincare would be warded various titles and statuses, like being elected president of the Société mathématique de France and, was awarded the Prix Poncelet of the Académie des sciences. (Ginoux and Gerini) On 20 April, 1881 He married Louise Poulain d’Andecy. On June 3, 1887, June His daughter Jeanne was born.
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"Civil engineer of mines", a title given to those who have graduated from Paris mining school.
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Henry Poincare defended his thesis in front of a committee consisting of Ossian Bonnet, Jean-Claude Bouquet, and Gaston Darboux.
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After receiving the award, he realized that he had actually made a mistake, and that his simplifications did not indicate a stable orbit after all. In fact, even a very small change in his initial conditions would lead to vastly different orbits. This discovery, born from an error, led indirectly to what we now know as Chaos Theory. (‘Henri Poincare and The Chaos Theory’) -
This books great circulation was partly owed to the content being readable to non-specialists. The challenging of logic as the best way to understand nature, was also a reason for its success. "It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, to know how to create is better."- Henry Poincare (Heinzmann and Stump) -
He is buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, Paris. Leaving a legacy of creative discover, polymath, and philosopher. Ponicares discovers are is still to be discussed to day, with new sciences emerging and taking the world of intuition for granted, Henry Poincare's Philosophy should be utilized as a guide through the unknown, so our eyes may adjust to the darkness, instead of blindly hitting nature with cold tools, like a machine with, 'tin ears and glass eyes'.