Birthdate: April 29, 1854
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 17, 1912
Jules Henri Poincaré was a renowned French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He made significant contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics. Poincaré’s work on the three-body problem led to the discovery of chaotic deterministic systems, laying the groundwork for modern chaos theory. He played a crucial role in the development of topology and emphasized the importance of invariance in physics. Poincaré’s research on Lorentz transformations and gravitational waves greatly influenced the fields of special relativity and quantum mechanics.
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