The mathematician John Forbes Nash passed away at age 86, impressive.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Mathematician who is best known for his works in game theory and who was the subject of the 2001 Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind. He had a well-known period of mental instability in his middle years, which was ultimately diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia. He shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
He married Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Lardé, a naturalized U.S. citizen from El Salvador, in 1957. They divorced in 1963, then re-married in 2001. He had two sons named John Charles Martin and John David Stier.
How did John Forbes Nash die?
Traffic Collision caused John Forbes Nash's death in 2015.
| Cause of death | Traffic Collision |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 86 years |
| Profession | Mathematician |
| Birthday | June 13, 1928 |
| Death date | May 23, 2015 |
| Place of death | Monroe Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Place of burial | Saint Paul's Parish Cemetery Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA |
Quotes
I can see there’s a connection between not following normal thinking and doing creative thinking. I wouldn’t have had good scientific ideas if I had thought more normally.
John Forbes Nash
Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a ‘normal’ person.
John Forbes Nash
In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world.
John Forbes Nash
I don’t think exactly like a professional economist. I think about economics and economic ideas, but somewhat like an outsider.
John Forbes Nash
The ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way that my mathematical ideas did. So I took them seriously.
John Forbes Nash
