After Poincaré achieved prominence as a mathematician, he turned his superb literary gifts to the challenge of describing for the general public the meaning and importance of science and mathematics.
Pagkatapos Poincaré makakamtan katanyagan bilang isang dalub-agbilang, siya nabuksan ang kanyang napakaganda pampanitikan regalo sa hamon ng na naglalarawan para sa pangkalahatang publiko ang kahulugan at kahalagahan ng agham at matematika.