John Nash, mathematician portrayed in 'A Beautiful Mind', dies in car crash

[Anup Tiwari]

NEW YORK: Nobel prize-winning US
mathematician John Nash, who
inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind,"
was killed with his wife in New Jersey
in a car crash, police said on
Sunday.
Nash, 86, and his 82-year-old wife
Alicia were riding in a taxi on
Saturday when the accident took
place, police Sergeant Gregory
Williams told AFP.
"The taxi passengers were ejected,"
Williams said, adding that they were
both killed.
The Princeton University and
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) mathematician is
best known for his contribution to
game theory — the study of
decision-making — which won him
the Nobel economics prize in 1994.
His life story formed the basis of the
Oscar-winning 2001 film "A Beautiful
Mind" in which actor Russell Crowe
played the genius, who struggled
with mental illness.
"Stunned ... my heart goes out to
John & Alicia & family. An amazing
partnership. Beautiful minds,
beautiful hearts," Crowe said on
Twitter.


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