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Even more important, his remission and the nobel have enabled him to renew broken ties He has reconnected with old acquaintances froie, Princeton, and MIT After today's cereineer he firstto spend their second honey a talk at a en Moser, who died last year

John has been able to share his good fortune with those closest to him He's been in touch with John David, the older son as once lost to hier son, John Charles On his wedding day, he proudly described ato publish He and his sister, Martha, still talk on the phone every week And, as today's scene suggests, he has coe Alicia's central role in his life

As for his biographer, John's attitude has changed dra written, he said to a New York Times New York Times reporter, ”I adopted a position of Swiss neutrality” Since its publication, however, ”A lot of ood thing” Besides, there is so otten or never even knew At this point in life, heof a solace reporter, ”I adopted a position of Swiss neutrality” Since its publication, however, ”A lot of ood thing” Besides, there is so otten or never even knew At this point in life, heof a solace

When John met Russell Croho plays him in the movie inspired by his life, he told me that his first words to the Australian actor were, ”You're going to have to go through all these transformations!” Even in the three years since the publication of this book, the transformations in Nash's life have been as remarkable as any that will be portrayed on screen

Princeton Junction, New Jersey, June 1, 2001

Notes

Prologue

1 George W Mackey, professor of e, Mass, 121495

2 See, for example, David Halberstam, The Fifties The Fifties (New York: Favycett Columbine, 1993) (New York: Favycett Columbine, 1993)

3 Mikhail Gromov, professor of mathematics, Institut des Hautes-Etudes, Bures-sur-Yvette, France, and Courant Institute, interview, 121697 The claireatest ist John Milnor expressed a nearly universal opinion a mathematicians when he wrote: ”To soe 21, for which he has won a nobel prize in economics, may seem like the least of his achievements” In ”A Celebration of John F Nash, Jr,” a special volume, Duke Mathematical Journal, Duke Mathematical Journal, vol 81, no 1 (Durhaainal mathematical minds of this century” vol 81, no 1 (Durhaainal mathematical end of John von Neumann,” American Mathematical Monthly, American Mathematical Monthly, vol 80 (1973), pp 38294 vol 80 (1973), pp 38294

5 Donald J Newman, professor of mathematics, Temple University, interview, Philadelphia, 3296

6 Harold W Kuhn, professor of mathematics, Princeton University, interview, 72695

7 John Forbes Nash, Jr, remarks at the American Economics association nobel luncheon, San Francisco, 1596; plenary lecture, World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, 82696

8 John Nash, ”Parallel Control,” RAND Memorandum no 1361, 8754; plenary lecture, Madrid, 82696, op cit

9 Intervieith Newman, 3296; Eleanor Stier, 31396

10 John Nash, plenary lecture, Madrid, 82696, op cit

11 Jurgen Moser, professor of mathematics, ETH, Zurich, intervie York City, 32196

12 Intervieith Paul Zweifel, professor of physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1094; Soloers University, 7995; David Gale, professor of mathematics University of California at Berkeley, 92095; Martin Shubik, professor of economics, Yale University, 92795; Felix Browder, president, American Mathematical Society, 11295; Melvin Hausner, professor of ers, professor of e, 21696; Martin Davis, professor of enio Calabi, 3296

13 Atle Selberg, professor of mathematics, Institute of Advanced Study, interview, Princeton, 81695

14 George W Boehm, ”The New Uses of the Abstract,” Fortune Fortune (July 1958), p 127: ”Just turned thirty, Nash has already er to tackle the oes on to say that Nash is working on quantum theory and that he invests in the stock market as a hobby (July 1958), p 127: ”Just turned thirty, Nash has already er to tackle the oes on to say that Nash is working on quantum theory and that he invests in the stock market as a hobby

15 John von Neumann, ”Zur Theorie der Gesellschaftsspiele,” Math Ann, Math Ann, vol 100 (1928), pp 295320 See also Robert J Leonard, ”Froenstern and the Creation of Game Theory, 19281944,” vol 100 (1928), pp 295320 See also Robert J Leonard, ”Froenstern and the Creation of Game Theory, 19281944,” Journal of Economic Literature Journal of Economic Literature (1995) (1995)

16 See, for example, Harold Kuhn, ed, Classics in Game Theory Classics in Game Theory (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997); John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997); John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newrave: Game Theory (New York: Norton, 1987); Avinash K Dixit and Bam J Nalebuff, (New York: Norton, 1987); Avinash K Dixit and Baically (New York: Norton, 1991) (New York: Norton, 1991)

17 Robert J Leonard, ”Reading Cournot, Reading Nash: The Creation and Stabilization of the Nash Equilibrium,” The Economic Journal The Economic Journal (May 1994), pp 492511; Martin Shubik, ”Antoine Augustin Cournot,” in Eatwell, Milgate, and Newman, op cit, pp 11728 (May 1994), pp 492511; Martin Shubik, ”Antoine Augustin Cournot,” in Eatwell, Milgate, and Newman, op cit, pp 11728

18 Joseph Baratta, historian, interview, 61297

19 John Nash, ”Non-Cooperative Games,” PhD thesis, Princeton University Press (May 1950) Nash's thesis results were first published as ”Equilibrius of the National Acades of the National Academy of Sciences, USA (1950), pp 4849, and later as ”Non-Cooperative Games,” (1950), pp 4849, and later as ”Non-Cooperative Games,” Annals of Mathematics Annals of Mathematics (1951), pp 28695 See also ”nobel Seminar: The Work of John Nash in Game Theory,” in (1951), pp 28695 See also ”nobel Seminar: The Work of John Nash in Game Theory,” in Les Prix nobel 1994 Les Prix nobel 1994 (Stockholm: Norstedts Tryckeri, 1995) For a reader-friendly exposition of the Nash equilibrium, see Avinash Dixit and Susan Skeath, (Stockholm: Norstedts Tryckeri, 1995) For a reader-friendly exposition of the Nash equilibriuy Gay (New York: Norton, 1997) (New York: Norton, 1997)

20 See, for example, Anthony Storr, Solitude: A Return to the Self (New Solitude: A Return to the Self (New York: Ballantine Books, 1988); Robert Heilbroner, York: Ballantine Books, 1988); Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers The Worldly Philosophers (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992); E T Bell, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992); E T Bell, Men of Mathematics Men of Mathedale, (New York: Sidale, Makers of Matheuin, 1989); Ray Monk, (New York: Penguin, 1989); Ray Monk, Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius (New York: Penguin, 1990); John Dawson, (New York: Penguin, 1990); John Dawson, Logical Dileical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Godel (Wellesley, Mass: A K Peters, 1997); Roger Highfield and Paul Carter, (Wellesley, Mass: A K Peters, 1997); Roger Highfield and Paul Carter, The Private Lives of Albert Einstein The Private Lives of Albert Einstein (New York: St Martin's Press, 1994); Andrew Hodges, (New York: St Martin's Press, 1994); Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983) (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983)

21 Anthony Storr, The Dynamics of Creation The Dynamics of Creation (New York: Atheneum, 1972) (New York: Atheneum, 1972)

22 Ibid

23 John G Gunderson, ”Personality Disorders,” The New Hanard Guide to Psychiatn The New Hanard Guide to Psychiatn (Cae: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1988), pp 34344 (Cae: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1988), pp 34344

24 Ibid

25 Ibid

26 Havelock Ellis, A Study of British Genius A Study of British Genius (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926) (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926)

27 Rogers, interview, 21696

28 Zipporah Levinson, interview, Ca I Gottesins of Madness Schizophrenia Genesis: The Origins of Madness (New York: W H Freeman, 1991) For a contrary viehich states that cases of schizophrenia have been docu, Stephen V Faraone, and Max Day, ”Schizophrenic Disorders,” (New York: W H Freeman, 1991) For a contrary viehich states that cases of schizophrenia have been docu, Stephen V Faraone, and Max Day, ”Schizophrenic Disorders,” New Harvard Guide to Psychiatry; New Harvard Guide to Psychiatry; op cit op cit

30 Tsuang, Faraone, and Day, op cit, p 259

31 Gottes, Faraone, and Day, op cit; Richard S E Keefe and Philip D Harvey, Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treat Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment (New York: Free Press, 1994); (New York: Free Press, 1994); E E Fuller Torrey, Fuller Torrey, Sunning Schizophrenia: A Fa Schizophrenia: A Family Manual (New York: Harper & Row, 1988) (New York: Harper & Row, 1988)