![]() He is known as the father of topology – the study of the properties of shapes and how they can be deformed. Poincaré’s ground-breaking work in the 19th and early 20th century has indeed led us to the stars and the consideration of the shape of the universe itself. And it is because simplicity, because grandeur, is beautiful that we preferably seek simple facts, sublime facts, and that we delight now to follow the majestic course of the stars.” ![]() If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing and life would not be worth living. The great French mathematician Henri Poincaré declared: “The scientist does not study mathematics because it is useful he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Poincaré Conjecture. First broadcast: Thursday 02 November 2006
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