A beautiful mind : the life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash /
The true story of John Nash, the math genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness. Through the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community he emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2001.
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| Summary: | The true story of John Nash, the math genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness. Through the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community he emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint. Previously published: A beautiful mind : a biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1994. 1st Touchstone edition New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999. "A Touchstone book." |
| Physical Description: | 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-439) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0743224574 (pbk.) 9780743224574 (pbk.) |