Richfield Reaper | 1911-07-14 | Page 8 | Mental Processes of Genius

mental processes of genius tile the distinguished french mathematician ind and physicist prof alenri poincare has been made mad c the subject of a curious psychological study b doctor toulouse the most singular thing shonn by his bis observations doe doc tor toulouse things Is that poincare Poin cares s disco discoveries eries have haie not been reached by bv of menial effort but have haie often come to him spontaneous ly when ills his thoughts have been turned in quite different directions dl is nevertheless the mental ct concentric concen D tri tion occurs and the great mather nati clan while engaged in his work nork I 1 often becomes unmindful of matters of every day life the faculty of suddenly Bud denly conceiving new ideas when the thoughts have been turned iway away from the particular subject to which they refer doctor toulouse proposes the name of lie he regards it as specially characteristic of mathematicians youths companion