Details for A beautiful mind : the life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash
| Title: | A beautiful mind : the life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash |
| Author(s): | Nasar, Sylvia |
| Pages: | 461 |
| Publisher: | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001 |
| Subject(s): | Nash, John F., 1928- Mathematicians--United States--Biography Mentally ill--United States--Biography Schizophrenics--United States--Biography Mentally Ill Persons--United States--Biography Schizophrenia--Biography |
| Genre: | Book |
| Notes: | Variant Title: Life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash Notes: Reprint. Previously published: A beautiful mind : abiography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the NobelPrize in economics, 1994. 1st Touchstone ed. New York :Simon & Schust |
| Call Number: | WM 203 N243b 2001 |
| Annotation: | Damned by an incurable mental illness, John Nash, a gifted mathematician, seemed hopelessly trapped in the throes of schizophrenia. Yet this difficult man, lost in the delusions of his inflictions, nevertheless won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in game theory. In Nash's engaging biography and in the moving film version starring award winner Russell Crowe, we learn that inexplicably the mind may transcend torment and achieve glory. |
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