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| Original Title: | A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash |
| ISBN: | 0571212921 (ISBN13: 9780571212927) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Royal Society Science Book Prize Nominee for General Prize (1999), Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Biography or Autobiography (1999), Audie Award for Nonfiction, Abridged (2003), National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography/Autobiography (1998) |
Sylvia Nasar
Paperback | Pages: 461 pages Rating: 4.13 | 119404 Users | 1364 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Beautiful Mind |
| Author | : | Sylvia Nasar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 461 pages |
| Published | : | February 4th 2002 by Faber Faber (first published June 12th 1998) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. Psychology. Science |
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Stories of famously eccentric Princetonians abound—such as that of chemist Hubert Alyea, the model for The Absent-Minded Professor, or Ralph Nader, said to have had his own key to the library as an undergraduate. Or the "Phantom of Fine Hall," a figure many students had seen shuffling around the corridors of the math and physics building wearing purple sneakers and writing numerology treatises on the blackboards. The Phantom was John Nash, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of his generation, who had spiraled into schizophrenia in the 1950s. His most important work had been in game theory, which by the 1980s was underpinning a large part of economics. When the Nobel Prize committee began debating a prize for game theory, Nash's name inevitably came up—only to be dismissed, since the prize clearly could not go to a madman. But in 1994 Nash, in remission from schizophrenia, shared the Nobel Prize in economics for work done some 45 years previously. Economist and journalist Sylvia Nasar has written a biography of Nash that looks at all sides of his life. She gives an intelligent, understandable exposition of his mathematical ideas and a picture of schizophrenia that is evocative but decidedly unromantic. Her story of the machinations behind Nash's Nobel is fascinating and one of very few such accounts available in print (the CIA could learn a thing or two from the Nobel committees).Rating Out Of Books A Beautiful Mind
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A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of Johan Forbes Nash, Sylvia NasarA Beautiful Mind (1998) is a biography of Nobel Prize-winning economist and mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. by Sylvia Nasar, professor of journalism at Columbia University. An unauthorized work, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1998 and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in biography. It inspired the 2001 film by the same name.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه فوریه سال 1999 میلادیعنوان: یک ذهن زیبا نوشته: سیلویا ناسارI hardly finished part one of this book, it's too slow, filled with information and details even about John Nash's friends, the writer wanted to give us a full picture about John Nash's life and the people around him , but it seemed as if she wanted to have more pages filled.I liked the Idea of reading about a Mathematician but it was enough with the writer...John Nash is an interesting extraordinary man, I liked him through the documentary and the movie but not the novel. here are people
"'How could you,' Mackey asked, 'how could you, a mathematician, a man devoted to reason and logical proof. . . how could you believe that extra terrestrials are sending you messages? How could you believe that you are being recruited by aliens from outer space to save the world? How could you . . .?' "Nash looked up at last and fixed Mackey with an unblinking stare as cool and dispassionate as that of any bird or snake. 'Because,' Nash said slowly in his soft, reasonable southern drawl, as if
The book is about the life story of John Forbes Nash - a mathematical genius and inventor of a theory of rational behaviour for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1994. Presenting a characterization of schyzophrenia, the author helps in informing the reader about the circumstances under which a spontaneous recovery from his dementing and degenerative disease believed to be so rare, became a possibility for John Nash. Finally, the story of Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash, Jr. proves that
I remember being mesmerized by Russel Crowe's performance in the movie. I hadn't heard of Nash before and was hooked since. Nassar's book provides a wealth of detail about the maverick Nobel Laureate and a glimpse into his amazing life.
Update: 24/05/15Noble Laureate, Genius Mathematician John Nash is no longer with us. He is killed in a car accident along with his wife.http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/j...****This is the story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. It is a story about the mystery of the human mind, in three acts:1. GENIUS: Perhaps John Nash was the greatest mathematical genius ever born in his times. He grew up as a child who lacked social skills (which his parents feared the most), days he locked himself up in dark room
The book conveys a convincing portrayal of mental illness; but, it is unpleasant to read. I found that I didn't enjoy spending so much time with a person who, in addition to being a genius, and mentally ill, was basically a creep. The movie was better - mainly because the screenplay converted Nash into a more likeable guy (helped to be played by Russell Crow). If you haven't read the book or seen the movie - I recommend the latter. But keep in mind it's not a terribly truthful portrayal.
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