The Abel Prize 2008-2012
| Other author | Holden, Helge Editor |
| Other author | Piene, Ragni Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer |
| Description | 500 p. ill 23.500 x 015.500 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2014 English International |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Books |
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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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9783642394485 |
| ISBN | 3642394485 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9783642394485 |
| Stock number | 10.1007/978-3-642-39449-2 00024965 |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |