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'''John Nash''' was born [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13 June 13], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928] in Bluefield, West Virginia. | '''John Nash''' was born [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13 June 13], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928] in Bluefield, West Virginia. | ||
| − | He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History]] for more details.) | + | He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History of Hex]] for more details.) |
Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind], which has been turned into a successful [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ movie]. | Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind], which has been turned into a successful [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ movie]. | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 27 November 2007
John Nash was born June 13, 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia.
He invented Hex independently of Piet Hein in 1948, though the game was called Nash at the time, to honour its inventor. (See History of Hex for more details.)
Nash was the subject of the bestselling book A Beautiful Mind, which has been turned into a successful movie.
Related links
Nash won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994: [1]
A long and interesting interview with Dr Nash (some video clips as well): [2]
