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Henri Poincaré
The most prominent on this list, for his mathematical prominence and for his openness in expressing his belief in intuition, eureka moments, and aesthetic sensations in the mathematical process. He described his own revelatory moments in his book "The Foundations of Science", where he purports to regularly use sleep-adjacent revelations and subconscious work to advance his ideas.
List of scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers who have made material technical advancements through the use of dreams, visions, eureka moments, and otherwise in unfocused mental states.
Henri Poincaré
The most prominent on this list, for his mathematical prominence and for his openness in expressing his belief in intuition, eureka moments, and aesthetic sensations in the mathematical process. He described his own revelatory moments in his book "The Foundations of Science", where he purports to regularly use sleep-adjacent revelations and subconscious work to advance his ideas.
List of scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers who have made material technical advancements through the use of dreams, visions, eureka moments, and otherwise in unfocused mental states.