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'''John Forbes Nash, Jr.''' (born June 13, 1928), is an American mathematician and economist who works in [[game theory]], [[differential geometry]], and [[partial differential equations]], serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at [[Princeton University]]. He shared the 1994 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]] with game theorists [[Reinhard Selten]] and [[John Harsanyi]]. He is credited as being a key influence in the genesis of the economic ideas underlying neoliberalism and the globalisation of the financial aystem. | '''John Forbes Nash, Jr.''' (born June 13, 1928), is an American mathematician and economist who works in [[game theory]], [[differential geometry]], and [[partial differential equations]], serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at [[Princeton University]]. He shared the 1994 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]] with game theorists [[Reinhard Selten]] and [[John Harsanyi]]. He is credited as being a key influence in the genesis of the economic ideas underlying neoliberalism and the globalisation of the financial aystem. | ||
| − | Nash is also the subject of the Hollywood movie, ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'', which was nominated for eight Oscars (winning four), and was based on the biography of the same name about him, his mathematical genius and his struggle with | + | Nash is also the subject of the Hollywood movie, ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'', which was nominated for eight Oscars (winning four), and was based on the biography of the same name about him, his mathematical genius and his struggle with schizophrenia.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/oscar2002/2002-03-24-winners.htm List of Oscar Winners] [[USA Today]], accessdate=2008-08-30</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 24 October 2008
John Forbes Nash, Jr. (born June 13, 1928), is an American mathematician and economist who works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations, serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at Princeton University. He shared the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. He is credited as being a key influence in the genesis of the economic ideas underlying neoliberalism and the globalisation of the financial aystem.
Nash is also the subject of the Hollywood movie, A Beautiful Mind, which was nominated for eight Oscars (winning four), and was based on the biography of the same name about him, his mathematical genius and his struggle with schizophrenia.[1]
Contents
Affiliations
Resources
- Wikipedia John Forbes Nash
- Wikipedia The Trap
- "A Brilliant Madness" - a PBS American Experience documentary
- John Nash speaks out about alleged omissions in film - Guardian Unlimited
- John Nash and "A Beautiful Mind" Written by John Milnor as a reaction to the book A Beautiful MindTemplate:Ndash not the movieTemplate:Ndash and mostly focusing on his mathematical achievements.
- Template:Cite episode
- Department of Economics - News
- John F. Nash presented in Freedom section
- Penn State's The 2003-2004 John M. Chemerda Lectures in Science: Dr. John F. Nash, Jr.
- video: Ariel Rubinstein's Lecture: "John Nash, Beautiful Mind and Game Theory"
- Lecture of John Forbes Nash at the Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, 2005
- Nash Equilibrium 2002 article in Slate magazine by Robin Wright, speculating on links between Nash's theoretical work and his delusions
- Video, enclosed in a book, of the meeting with Ennio De Giorgi, Trento, Italy, 1996
External links
- Autobiography at the Nobel Prize website
- Nash's home page at Princeton
- IDEAS/RePEc
- Nash FAQ from Princeton's Mudd Library, including a copy of his dissertation in PDF format
- Video of Dr. Sylvia Nasar narrating the story of John Nash at MIT
- Beautiful mind, unconventional matter, a 2001 Daily Princetonian interview
Notes
- ↑ List of Oscar Winners USA Today, accessdate=2008-08-30
