# The Scientist Does Not Study Nature Because It Is Useful He Studies It Because He Delights in It by Henri Poincaré > "The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it." > **— Henri Poincaré**, *Science and Method / The Value of Science tradition* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Science and Method / The Value of Science tradition](https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Poincare/quotations/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Research Infrastructure|Research Infrastructure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it." — Henri Poincaré, Science and Method / The Value of Science tradition https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-henri-poincare-scientist-study-nature-because-useful ```