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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash
Contributor(s): Nasar, Sylvia (Author), Fields, Anna (Read by)

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ISBN: 0786193514     ISBN-13: 9780786193516
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
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Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2000
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- Science | History
Dewey: B
Features: Unabridged
 
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John Forbes Nash, Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of thirty, dazzled the mathematical world by solving a series of deep problems deemed "impossible" by other mathematicians. But at the height of his fame, Nash suffered a catastrophic mental breakdown and began a harrowing descent into insanity, resigning his post at MIT, slipping into a series of bizarre delusions, and eventually becoming a dreamy, ghostlike figure at Princeton, scrawling numerological messages on blackboards. He was all but forgotten by the outside world--until, remarkably, he emerged from his madness to win the Nobel Prize.

A Beautiful Mind is "a story about the mystery of the human mind, in three acts: genius, madness, reawakening." A true drama, it is also a fascinating glimpse into the fragility of genius.


Contributor Bio(s): Nasar, Sylvia: -

Sylvia Nasar, a former economics correspondent for the New York Times, is the Knight Professor of Journalism at Columbia University. She lives in Tarrytown, New York.

Fields, Anna: -

Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.


 
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