John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015), known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. [1][2] Nash and fellow game theorists John Harsanyi and Reinhard Selten were awarded the ...

Mar 27, 2025 · John Nash (born June 13, 1928, Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.—died May 23, 2015, near Monroe Township, New Jersey) was an American mathematician who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize for Economics for his landmark work, first begun in the 1950s, on the mathematics of game theory.

May 27, 2015 · John Nash Jr., a legendary fixture of Princeton University's Department of Mathematics renowned for his breakthrough work in mathematics and game theory as well as for his struggle with mental illness, died with his wife, Alicia, in an automobile accident in Monroe Township, New Jersey, May 23.

Jun 4, 2015 · Mathematician John Nash, who died May 23 in a car accident, was known for his decades-long battle with schizophrenia—a struggle famously depicted in the 2001 Oscar-winning film "A Beautiful...

Dec 8, 2017 · We first heard about John Nash when he won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994. Later, thanks to the movie A Brilliant Mind (based on a book of the same name), we learned the extraordinary story behind this math genius.

May 23, 2015 · John F. Nash is the only person who has been awarded both the Economic Sciences Prize and the Abel Prize. He received the Economic Sciences Prize for his work in game theory, more specifically the Nash equilibrium theory.

John Nash was one of the greatest thinkers in mathematics of the 20th Century. And, thanks to his biography: A Beautiful Mind, and the award-winning film of the same name he was also one of the best-known people with schizophrenia of the same period.

John Nash Jr., a legendary fixture of Princeton University’s Department of Mathematics renowned for his breakthrough work in mathematics and game theory as well as for his struggle with mental illness, died with his wife, Alicia, in an automobile accident May 23 in Monroe Township, New Jersey. He was 86, she was 82.

On May 23, 2015, Nash died in a car crash alongside Alicia, according to The New York Times. The couple had remarried in 2001. Mathematician John Nash inspired the 2001 film "A Beautiful Mind." Here is the true story of his life.

Oct 3, 2023 · With Russell Crowe at the helm, famous for his roles in ‘Gladiator (2000)’ and ‘Les Miserables (2012)’, and with strong support from Jennifer Connelly as Alicia, Nash’s wife, and Ed Harris, the movie captures emotions well.