A beautiful mind
by Nasar, Sylvia frey50
, Life of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash Published by : Simon & Schuster, (New York :) , 2001 Physical details: 461 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0743224574 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 - 599 | 510.92 Nas (Browse shelf) | Available | FUND: Book Fund | 79810 |
Reprint. Previously published: A beautiful mind : a biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1994. 1st Touchstone ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999.
"A Touchstone book."
pt. 1. A beautiful mind -- pt. 2. Separate lives -- pt. 3. A slow fire burning -- pt. 4. The lost years -- pt. 5. The most worthy.
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; now a major motion picture--Cover.