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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 Szemer√©di, 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 ‚Äî 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.