In 1889, Poincaré entered a mathematics competition held in honor of King Oscar II of Sweden to answer a seemingly simple question: .
Poincaré was frustrated by traditional geometry’s rigid focus on distances and angles. He wanted to understand the fundamental shape of objects. This led him to create , known today as Topology . The Scientific Legacy of Poincaré - AMS Bookstore The Scientific Legacy of Poincare
From the orbits of planets to the very shape of the universe, his fingerprints are everywhere. Here is a look at the scientific legacy of the man who saw patterns where others saw only noise. 1. The Father of Chaos Theory In 1889, Poincaré entered a mathematics competition held