Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority.
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"Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority." — Henri Poincare
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Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority. — Henri Poincare
About Henri Poincare
Henri Poincare was a Mathematician from France (1854–1912).
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This quote is attributed to Henri Poincare, a Mathematician from France.
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Henri Poincare lived from 1854 – 1912.