The Abel Prize 2008-2012

Other author Holden, Helge Editor
Other author Piene, Ragni Editor
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Springer
Description500 p. ill 23.500 x 015.500 cm.
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Summary Annotation Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize: · John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008 · Mikhail Gromov, 2009 · John T. Tate Jr., 2010 · John W. Milnor, 2011 · Endre Szemerédi, 2012. The profiles feature autobiographical information as well as a description of each mathematician's work. In addition, each profile contains a complete bibliography, a curriculum vitae, as well as photos -- old and new. As an added feature, interviews with the Laureates are presented on an accompanying web site (http://extras.springer.com/). The book also presents a history of the Abel Prize written by the historian Kim Helsvig, and includes a facsimile of a letter from Niels Henrik Abel, which is transcribed, translated into English, and placed into historical perspective by Christian Skau. This book follows on The Abel Prize: 2003-2007, The First Five Years (Springer, 2010), which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners.
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ISBN9783642394485
ISBN3642394485 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9783642394485
Stock number10.1007/978-3-642-39449-2 00024965