I'm amazed this isn't getting more coverage. John Nash, 'A Beautiful Mind' Mathematician, and His Wife Killed in New Jersey Taxi Crash - ABC News http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/john-nash-86-dies-car-accident-article-1.2233775 I don't know much of him, other than what was portrayed in the movie, but he seemed to still be living a very productive life in his advanced age. The loss of a great mind
Hate to hear that. I remember reading somewhere that his dissertation was only 28 pages. I always thought that was interesting.
It took some time, but it's finally made its way to CNN, BBC and NYT. TIME has an excellent piece here John Nash: Colleague Recalls 'Beautiful Mind' Princeton Mathematician Here's a JavaScript version of Nash's famous board game Hex Hex
I've met him in person one time when I went to visit Princeton, where my daughter went to college. He still had an office there at that time (2004) and may have still right up until his untimely death for all that I know. I read the book and it differed quite a lot from the movie, but he definitely had a great mind.
The article below contains the recommendation letter that got Nash into his doctoral program. Maybe the best letter of recommendation ever. This is the best letter of recommendation ever - Vox