ISBN-13: 9783662512531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 571 str.
ISBN-13: 9783662512531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 571 str.
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.