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'''John Forbes Nash''' (b. 1928) had insights into a branch of mathematics known as [[game theory]].  His chief contribution, which he humbly described as his "most trivial," was the [[Nash equilibrium]] that won for him the [[Nobel Prize]] in Economics in 1994.<ref>http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/nash.htm</ref>

'''John Forbes Nash''' (1928-2015) had insights into a branch of mathematics known as [[game theory]].  His chief contribution, which he humbly described as his "most trivial," was the [[Nash equilibrium]] that won for him the [[Nobel Prize]] in Economics in 1994.<ref>http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/nash.htm</ref>

His career was popularized by the book by Sylvia Nasar entitled ''A Beautiful Mind'', and by the [[A Beautiful Mind|movie]] of the same name.

His career was popularized by the book by Sylvia Nasar entitled ''A Beautiful Mind'', and by the [[A Beautiful Mind|movie]] of the same name.