Overview: Details the history of the Abel Prize in mathematics, which is one of the premier international prizes in mathematics.Presents the laureates of the second five year period of the Abel Prize, complete .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.
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