Read about the dramatic life of an outstanding mathematical genius: Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829). Everyone with an interest in the history of mathematics and science will enjoy reading this book on one of the most famous mathematicians of the 19th century.
Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927) played a significant role as both a scientist and entrepreneur. One of Mittag-Leffler’s major accomplishments was the founding of the journal Acta Mathematica , published by Institut Mittag-Leffler and Sweden’s Royal Academy of Sciences.
Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is without doubt one of Norway's greatest scientific talents. The terms Lie groups and Lie algebra are today part of the standard mathematical vocabulary.