{"product_id":"9783642394485","title":"The Abel Prize","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Abel Prize\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHolden, Helge; Piene, Ragni\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e·         John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008\u003cbr\u003e·         Mikhail Gromov, 2009\u003cbr\u003e·         John T. Tate Jr., 2010\u003cbr\u003e·         John W. Milnor, 2011\u003cbr\u003e·         Endre Szemerédi, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\/).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book follows on The Abel Prize: 2003-2007, The First Five Years (Springer, 2010), which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-02-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642394485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-39449-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 571\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44809330720908,"sku":"9783642394485","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642394485.jpg?v=1776035059","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642394485","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}