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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"An 'invaluable contribution to the history of twentieth-century mathematics'. This book is as well; it is filled with interesting articles and photographs. . in one volume, we have autobiographies, expository essays, photos, and detailed bibliographies. This book is a treasure trove of interesting history and first-rate mathematics." (Mark Hunacek, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 100 (547), 2016)
"This book contains accounts of the work of the prize winners . from the period. . The essays are excellently done. . There are many photographs and a lot of good mathematics. . With the addition of high quality mathematical exposition concerning the work of some of the most important mathematical figures of the past half-century, the book becomes irresistible, a delightful addition to my library." (Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MAA Reviews, March, 2014)
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978-3-642-39449-2 (9783642394492)
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10.1007/978-3-642-39449-2
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