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Jul 12, 2011 · The prologue to Sylvia Nasar's biography of Nobel Laureate John Nash, Jr., summarizes the mathematical marvel's life thus: genius, madness, reawakening. Nash, who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize for Economics in a controversy that would ultimately change the nature of the prize, is the child of mostly unremarkable parents.
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Books. A Beautiful Mind. Sylvia Nasar. Faber & Faber, 1998 - Mathematicians - 461 pages. In this biography, Sylvia Nasar re-creates the life of a mathematical genius whose brilliant career was cut short by schizophrenia and who, after three decades of devastating mental illness, miraculously recovered and was honored with a Nobel Prize.
In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the New York Times bestselling author of America America and other acclaimed works of fiction, explores the nature of genius, jealousy, ambition, and love in several generations of a gifted family. Membership Advantages. Reviews of A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar, plus links to a book excerpt from A ...
Oct 18, 2012 · Sylvia Nasar es la autora del best seller Una mente prodigiosa (Debolsillo, 2002, 2012), obra traducida a treinta lenguas y galardonada con el National Book Critics Circle Award de biografía. Sus columnas y artículos aparecen en publicaciones como The New Yorker, Newsweek, London Telegraph, o The New York Times, donde trabajó como ...
Economist and journalist Sylvia Nasar has written a biography of Nash that looks at all sides of his life. She gives an intelligent, understandable exposition of his mathematical ideas and a picture of schizophrenia that is evocative but decidedly unromantic.
May 10, 2011 · Books. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. Sylvia Nasar. Simon and Schuster, May 10, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 558 pages. The author of the groundbreaking bestseller A Beautiful Mind takes the reader on a journey of discovery—how the greatest invention of modern times, economics, has changed the lives of every single human ...
Dec 4, 2001 · Sylvia Nasar Simon and Schuster , Dec 4, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 461 pages In this biography, Sylvia Nasar re-creates the life of a mathematical genius whose brilliant career was cut short by schizophrenia and who, after three decades of devastating mental illness, miraculously recovered and was honored with a Nobel Prize.
