John Nash约翰纳什.pptx

2015年5月24日清晨,震惊世界的消息出来了,伟大的数学家约翰·纳什与他82岁的妻子因为出租车车祸在美国新泽西州遇难,终年86岁。据美国广播公司5月24日报道,出租车司机当时正在试图超车,结果车辆失控撞上防护栏,约翰·纳什夫妇被弹出汽车。据了解,纳什夫妇本周赴挪威领取阿贝尔奖(数学界的诺贝尔奖),周六刚乘飞机返回美国。
A Beautiful Mind makes itself the Top 10 list of many. The movie is indeed great. Director Ron Howard did a marvelous job and then the stellar acting by Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly based on the life on the noted mathematician John Nash, Jr. (1928-2015 ) who received his PhD from Princeton University in speaking about his research, the impact of his 27 page dissertation on the fields of mathematics and economics was tremendous. In 1951 he joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
His battle with schizophrenia began around 1958, and the struggle with this illness would continue for much of his life. Nash eventually returned to munity of Princeton. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994. The 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, staring Russell Crowe, was loosely based on the life of Nash.
5 Things to know about the real John Nash vs the one portrayed on the film
1. In the movie A Beautiful Mind there is a scene in which faculty members present their pens to Nash. What is the origin of the pen ceremony? When did it start?
No such custom exists
The scene in the movie A Beautiful Mind in which mathematics professors ritualistically present pens to Nash pletely fabricated in Hollywood. No such custom exists. What it symbolizes is that Nash was accepted and recognized in the munity for his plishments. While some movies are based on books, the film A Beautiful Mind states that it was inspired by the life of John Nash. There are many discrepancies between the book and the film.
2. May I have a copy of Nash s 1994 Nobel Prize acceptance speech?
At the Nobel Prize Award ceremony, His Majesty the King of Sweden hands each Laureate (得奖人)a diploma, a medal, and a document confirming the Prize amount. The Laureates do not give acceptance speeches.
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