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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash

Paperback • 2011 • English

A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash

By Sylvia Nasar

2 Ratings • 3.0 of 5

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About the book

In this powerful and dramatic biography Sylvia Nasar vividly recreates the life of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by schizophrenia and who, after three decades of devastating mental illness, miraculously recovered and was honored with a Nobel Prize. "How could you, a mathematician, believe that extraterrestrials were sending you messages?" the visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner. "Because the ideas I had about supernatura...Show more

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ISBN

9781451628425

Publisher

SIMON SCHUSTER

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash

Format

Paperback

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