Joseph L. Doob Prize

The Joseph L. Doob Prize of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) awards $5,000 (U.S.) every three years for "a single, relatively recent, outstanding research book that makes a seminal contribution to the research literature, reflects the highest standards of research exposition, and promises to have a deep and long-term impact in its area."[1] The prize, endowed in 2005 by Paul and Virginia Halmos, is named in honor of AMS President Joseph L. Doob,[1] who was Paul Halmos's doctoral advisor in the department of mathematics at the University of Illinois. According to Paul Halmos, "Doob was the first well-informed modern mathematician in the department".[2] In order for a mathematical research book to be eligible for the prize, it must have been published within the past 6 calendar years of the year of its nomination.[1] The prize was originally named the AMS Book Prize,[3] but after the first award was renamed the Doob Prize.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Joseph L. Doob Prize". American Mathematical Society.
  2. ^ Halmos, Paul (2020). I Want to Be a Mathematician. Mathematical Association of America. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-88385-445-7; 1st edition 1985, Springer-Verlag{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "William P. Thurston Receives 2005 AMS Book Prize". American Mathematical Society. January 6, 2005.
  4. ^ "2008 Doob Prize" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 55 (4): 503–504. April 2008.