"Beautiful Mind" John Nash, Famed Mathematician, Dead At 86

John Forbes Nash Jr., the Princeton University mathematician who inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind," and his wife died in a New Jersey car crash Saturday. Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia Nash, 82, were passengers in a taxi near Monroe Township when the incident took place. The car crashed into a guard rail, and the couple, who were not wearing seat belts at the time, were thrown from the vehicle, and later pronounced dead at the scene. Nash is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, known mostly for his work in game theory, as well his personal struggle with....


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