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THE ABEL PRIZE 2008-2012
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| By: |
Helge Holden (Editor), Ragni Piene (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£119.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3642394485 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783642394485 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
22 January, 2014 |
| Edition: |
2014 ed. |
| Pages: |
571 |
| Synopsis: |
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 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 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. |
| Illustrations: |
43 Illustrations, color; 29 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 571 p. 72 |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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