{"id":118933,"date":"2015-05-24T17:44:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=118933"},"modified":"2015-05-24T17:44:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T17:44:09","slug":"beautiful-mind-mathematician-john-nash-killed-in-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/beautiful-mind-mathematician-john-nash-killed-in-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Beautiful Mind&#8217; mathematician John Nash killed in crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife, police have said.<\/p>\n<p>Nash, 86, and his 82-year-old wife Alicia were killed when their taxi crashed in New Jersey, they said.<\/p>\n<p>The mathematician is renowned for his work in game theory, winning the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>His breakthroughs in maths &#8211; and his struggles with schizophrenia &#8211; were the focus of the 2001 film.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Crowe, who played him, tweeted: &#8220;Stunned&#8230; My heart goes out to John &amp; Alicia &amp; family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s director, Ron Howard, also tweeted his tribute to the &#8220;brilliant&#8221; John Nash and his &#8220;remarkable&#8221; wife.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia Nash helped care for her husband, and the two later became prominent mental health advocates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/83199000\/jpg\/_83199987_nashcrowe.jpg\" alt=\"John Nash and Russell Crowe\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Game theorist John Nash (left) was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two were thrown from their vehicle, police said. Media reports said the couple may not have been wearing seatbelts when they crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Their taxi driver, and a passenger in another car, were also injured.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">&#8216;Genius&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, Nash first studied in Pittsburgh before moving to Princeton.<\/p>\n<p>His recommendation letter contained just one line: &#8220;This man is a genius.&#8221; Nash married Alicia Larde in 1957, after publishing some of his breakthrough works.<\/p>\n<p>But he developed severe schizophrenia soon after, and Alicia had him committed for psychiatric care several times. The couple divorced in 1962.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/83200000\/jpg\/_83200727_027366958-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nobel Prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash and his wife Alicia arrive at the 74th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, in this file photo taken March 24, 2002\" width=\"624\" height=\"624\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Nash and his wife attended the Oscars in 2002<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I was disturbed in this way for a very long period of time, like 25 years,&#8221; Nash said in an interview on the Nobel website.<\/p>\n<p>The two stayed close, and his condition had begun to improve by the 1980s. They remarried in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The President of Princeton, Christopher Eisgruber, said he was &#8220;stunned and saddened&#8221; to hear of their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;John&#8217;s remarkable achievements inspired generations of mathematicians, economists and scientists who were influenced by his brilliant, groundbreaking work in game theory,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Even this week, Nash received the Abel Prize, another top honour in the field of mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife, police have said. Nash, 86, and his 82-year-old wife Alicia were killed when their taxi crashed in New Jersey, they said. 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