Monday, May 25, 2015

John F. Nash Jr. dies; Nobel laureate was subject of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ - The Washington Post

John F. Nash Jr. dies; Nobel laureate was subject of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ - The Washington Post: "Dr. Nash, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician whose descent into and recovery from mental illness inspired the Academy Award-winning film “A Beautiful Mind,” died May 23 in a two-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was 86. His wife, Alicia, who was 82, also died.

According to preliminary findings by the New Jersey State Police, the Nashes were in a taxicab traveling southbound near Monroe when their driver lost control of the vehicle. The taxi driver’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, New Jersey police said. The Nashes lived in Princeton Junction, N.J."



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