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Henri Poincare

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Mathematician

The Resume

    (April 29, 1854-July 12, 1912)
    Born as Jules Henri Poincaré in Nancy, France
    Considered as one of the great geniuses of all time
    Made significant contributions to numerous branches of mathematics, celestial mechanics, fluid mechanics, the special theory of relativity and the philosophy of science
    Acknowledged as a co-discoverer, with Albert Einstein and Hendrik Lorentz, of the special theory of relativity

Why he might be annoying:

    He was ambidextrous.
    He was nearsighted.
    He was French.
    He was a creature of habit, doing mathematical research for just four hours a day, between 10 am and noon and then again from 5 pm to 7 pm.
    He died at the young age of fifty-eight.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He invented algebraic topology.
    He founded the modern qualitative theory of dynamical systems.
    He said: 'It is by logic we prove, it is by intuition that we invent. Logic, therefore, remains barren unless fertilized by intuition.'
    He predicted those like Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert - who wished to axiomatize mathematics - were doomed to failure. (Kurt Gödel later proved Poincaré correct with his famous 'Incompleteness Theorem')
    Even though much of Poincaré's work was technical, he wrote several highly readable popular pieces that tried to give the general public a flavor of the workings the mathematical mind.
    Poincaré correctly predicted sensitive dependence on initial conditions and the 'Chaos Theory.'

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    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
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    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
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    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 24.14% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 40.35% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 202 Votes: 50.99% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 261 Votes: 41.76% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 509 Votes: 48.92% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 677 Votes: 49.63% Annoying