Inventing consists precisely in not constructing combinations that are useless, but in constructing those which are useful and these are a small minority. Inventing mean discerning, means choosing.


In: Raymond George Ayoub, Musings of the Masters: An Anthology of Mathematical Reflections, Mathematical Invention (p. 23)

Henri Poincaré Quotes

Inventing consists precisely in not constructing combinations that are useless, but in constructing those which are useful and these are a small...

Inventing consists precisely in not constructing combinations that are useless, but in constructing those which are useful and these are a small...

Inventing consists precisely in not constructing combinations that are useless, but in constructing those which are useful and these are a small...

Inventing consists precisely in not constructing combinations that are useless, but in constructing those which are useful and these are a small...