John Nash

Name: John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Born: June 13, 1928, in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA

Death: May 23, 2015 (Age: 86)

Computer-related contributions

• American mathematician and game theorist who is known for the concept of Nash equilibrium, the Nash embedding theorem, and innovations in algebraic geometry and partial differential equations.
• His theories are used in computing, artificial intelligence, accounting, market economics, evolutionary biology, politics, and military theory.

Significant publications

• Two-person Cooperative Games (1953).
• Non-cooperative Games (1951).
• The Bargaining Problem (1950).
• Equilibrium Points in N-person Games (1950).

Honors and awards

• Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1994).
• John von Neumann Theory Prize (1978).
• He is the subject of the Hollywood movie A Beautiful Mind which focuses on his mathematical genius and schizophrenia.

Quotes

"I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health."