| A Beautiful Mind Lib/E: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash Contributor(s): Nasar, Sylvia (Author), Fields, Anna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786195819 ISBN-13: 9780786195817 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $110.70 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Educators - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.85" H x 6.96" W x 6.96" (1.11 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Forbes Nash, Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of thirty, dazzled the mathematical world by solving a series of deep problems deemed "impossible" by other mathematicians. But at the height of his fame, Nash suffered a catastrophic mental breakdown and began a harrowing descent into insanity, resigning his post at MIT, slipping into a series of bizarre delusions, and eventually becoming a dreamy, ghostlike figure at Princeton, scrawling numerological messages on blackboards. He was all but forgotten by the outside world--until, remarkably, he emerged from his madness to win the Nobel Prize. A Beautiful Mind is "a story about the mystery of the human mind, in three acts: genius, madness, reawakening." A true drama, it is also a fascinating glimpse into the fragility of genius. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nasar, Sylvia: - Sylvia Nasar, a former economics correspondent for the New York Times, is the Knight Professor of Journalism at Columbia University. She lives in Tarrytown, New York. Fields, Anna: -Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio. |