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A biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994.

Edited by Sylvia Nasar, bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind and former economics correspondent for the New York Times , The Best American Science Writing 2008 brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Distinguished by the foremost voices and publications—among them Pulitzer Prize-winner Amy Harmon, Nobel Prize–winner Al Gore, and award-winning and bestselling author Oliver Sacks—this anthology is a comprehensive overview of our most advanced and most relevant scientific inquiries.

One of the two discoverers of DNA recalls the lively scientific quest that led to this breakthrough, from the long hours in the lab, to the after-hours socializing, to the financial struggles that almost sank their project. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

From the bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind, a brilliant new approach to the story of modern economics and to understanding how we got into today's financial mess. As the twenty-first century faces new and ever more daunting economic obstacles, Sylvia Nasar tells the story of how our financial world came to function as it does today, and how a handful of men and women would change the lives of every person on the planet. Economics was not always associated with bankers and excess, or with recessions and bailouts. Economics, as we know it, was born in the nineteenth century when Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew chronicled the destitution in London's slums and wanted to turn money into a force for social good. Man's material fate would be placed in his own hands, rather than left to destiny. The torch would be carried on by everyone from Marx and Engels to Keynes and Friedman, with revolutionary results. Filled with the stories of colourful lives and visions of the characters who shaped modern economics, Grand Pursuit is a fascinating history of the determining force of the past century, and a vital insight into how our world works now. 'A history of economics which is full of flesh, bloom and warmth' The Economist

When John Nash won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1994, many were surprised to discover he was alive and thriving. Sylvia Nasar's celebrated biography has since illuminated his life, while this collection presents Nash's work in his own words. For the first time, readers can explore the full range of Nash's contributions, not only to game theory but also to pure mathematics, including Riemannian geometry and partial differential equations, where he is highly esteemed among academics. The book features nine of Nash's most influential papers, primarily from the decade starting in 1949. Despite his groundbreaking concepts, such as Nash equilibrium and Nash bargaining, he faced the challenges of paranoid schizophrenia for three decades. The introduction recounts Nash's journey from a Princeton prodigy to grappling with mental illness. Harold Kuhn offers personal insights and scholarly context in his preface and introductions to Nash's papers. An afterword includes Nash's reflections on his current work and a discussion of an error in one of his papers. A photo essay chronicles Nash's career, alongside his Nobel citation and autobiography. This collection reveals the brilliance behind Nash's ideas, providing a unique opportunity to connect with the exceptional mind that inspired many.

Sylvia Nasars Buch ist die dramatische Biographie des genialen Mathematikers John Nash, der an paranoider Schizophrenie erkrankte, wahnsinnig wurde und nach seiner Heilung 1994 den Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften erhielt. Eine aufwühlende Geschichte von einem Genie und dessen Sieg über eine schreckliche Krankheit.

L’any 1994 el matemàtic nord-americà John Forbes Nash va ser guardonat amb el premi Nobel d’economia per l’Acadèmia sueca. La notícia no tindria més transcendència de la normal si no fos que aquest geni de les matemàtiques, en el punt més àlgid de la seva