Poincaré, Henri

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Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was a French physicist (undertaking work relating to relativity and cosmology), engineer, mathematician and philosopher of science. Poincaré  is often considered a polymath, as he made major contributions across different disciplines.

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.