Remembering The 'Beautiful Mind' Of John Nash
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The Nobel Prize winning economist John Nash, whose life inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind," died over the weekend in a car crash. (Getty Images)
Nobel laureate John Nash and his wife Alicia were killed in a car crash in New Jersey yesterday.
Nash’s mathematical genius, his descent into schizophrenia, his wife’s lifetime of support for him, and his eventual return to a life of greater normalcy were portrayed in the 2001 film “A Beautiful Mind.”
Sylvia Nasar, who wrote the book that inspired the film, joins Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins to remember Nash’s life and work.
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