A beautiful mind the life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash

Relates how mathematical genius John Forbes Nash, Jr., suffered a breakdown at age thirty-one and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but experienced a remission of his illness thirty years later.

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Main Author: Nasar, Sylvia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
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Summary:Relates how mathematical genius John Forbes Nash, Jr., suffered a breakdown at age thirty-one and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but experienced a remission of his illness thirty years later.
Item Description:Originally published in 1998.
Physical Description:461 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-439) and index.
ISBN:9781451628425 (pbk.)
1451628420 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Sylvia Nasar was born in Rosenheim, Germany on August 17, 1947. She received a bachelor's degree in literature from Antioch College in 1970 and master's degree in economics from New York University in 1976. She is an economist and author. Her books include A Beautiful Mind, which inspired the academy award winning movie, and Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. She was an economics correspondent for the New York Times and is the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Business Journalism at Columbia University. Her work has appeared in several publications including the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Newsweek.

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