A beautiful mind

the life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash

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Sylvia Nasar: A beautiful mind (2011, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks)

461 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2011 by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

ISBN:
978-1-4516-2842-5
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OCLC Number:
751955685

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5 stars (2 reviews)

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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5 stars

Reality, as reflected in this book, and the story told on film were actually quite different. I think that the true stories from the book were far more interesting than those chosen to be shown on film. In this case, people interested in John Nash are doing themselves a tremendous disservice if they skip the book in favour of the film.

Subjects

  • Mathematicians
  • Mentally ill
  • Schizophrenics
  • Biography

Places

  • United States