Rather strangely he was more highly thought of outside France than inside, for the French seemed to feel that he was too practical for a mathematician and yet too theoretical for an engineer.
Sa halip strangely siya ay mas mataas na-iisip ng France sa labas kaysa sa loob, para sa French seemed sa pakiramdam na siya ay masyadong praktikal para sa isang dalub-agbilang at pa masyadong panteorya para sa isang engineer.