Covering the years 2008-2012, this bookprofilesthe life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize:
. John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008
. MikhailGromov, 2009
. John T. Tate Jr., 2010
. John W. Milnor, 2011
. Endre Szemeredi, 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 aletter from Niels Henrik Abel, which is transcribed, translated into English, and placed into historical perspectiveby Christian Skau.
This book follows onThe Abel Prize: 2003-2007, The First Five Years(Springer, 2010), which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners.
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Covering the years 2008-2012, this bookprofilesthe life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize:
. John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008
. MikhailGromov, 2009
. John T. Tate Jr., 2010
. John W. Milnor, 2011
. Endre Szemeredi, 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 aletter from Niels Henrik Abel, which is transcribed, translated into English, and placed into historical perspectiveby Christian Skau.
This book follows onThe Abel Prize: 2003-2007, The First Five Years(Springer, 2010), which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners.
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Imprint | Springer-Verlag |
Country of origin | Germany |
Series | The Abel Prize |
Release date | February 2014 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2014 |
Editors | Helge Holden, Ragni Piene |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 571 |
Edition | 2014 ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-39448-5 |
Barcode | 9783642394485 |
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LSN | 3-642-39448-5 |