The Abel Prize 2008-2012

Book Overview

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 Szemer di, 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642394485
• ISBN13: 9783642394485
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 571 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"