| John Nash  AKA John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Born: 13-Jun-1928
Birthplace: Bluefield, WV
Died: 23-May-2015
Location of death: Middlesex County, NJ
Cause of death: Accident - Automobile
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute
Occupation: Mathematician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Schizophrenic game theorist For their pioneering work in game theory, John Nash, John C. Harsanyi, and Reinhard Selten shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics. Game theory is a system for using mathematics to predict the outcome of competitive games like chess or poker, which can also be applied to political and economic conflicts such as labor negotiations, business competition, international political tensions, etc. He coined the term "hacker", meaning it as an insult for someone who finds a solution by effectively sidestepping the problem. Father: John Forbes Nash (electrical engineer)
Mother: Virginia Martin Nash
Sister: Martha (b. 16-Nov-1930)
Girlfriend: Eleanor Stier (nurse, together 1951-53, one son)
Son: John David Stier (b. 1953)
Wife: Alicia Larde (m. Feb-1957, div. Dec-1962, m. 2001 until their deaths, one son)
Son: John Charles Martin Nash (b. 20-May-1959)
High School: Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ
University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University: Princeton University
Professor: Princeton University
Econometric Society Fellow (1990)
RAND Corporation 1950-54
Nobel Prize for Economics 1994 (with John C. Harsanyi and Reinhard Selten)
Indecent Exposure Santa Monica, CA Aug-1954, charges dropped
Risk Factors: Schizophrenia
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (11-Mar-2007) · Himself
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